All posts tagged "philanthropy"
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3.2KArts and LeisureThe Working Girls Vacation Society: Keeping the ‘Sin’ Out of ‘Single’
During the Gilded Age, hundreds of thousands of young women worked long hours for low pay in sweat shops and factories. Some...
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15.5KArts and LeisureRebekah Harkness, the Scorned Socialite of Watch Hill, R.I.
Rebekah Harkness spent much of the Standard Oil fortune she inherited on the ballet. Not just going to performances, but sponsoring entire...
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15.1KNew England PlacesSix Historic Love Nests
In honor of Valentines Day, the New England Historical Society chose to highlight six love nests. Love nests can be lavish mansions...
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42.0K4Business and LaborTimothy Dexter, the Ridiculous Millionaire Who Sold Coals to Newcastle
Timothy Dexter was considered a lucky fool for selling coal to Newcastle and bed warmers to the tropics – and somehow making...
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20.1K1Arts and LeisureThe Saturday Evening Girls Make Pottery History
When Sara Galner first joined the Saturday Evening Girls Club, she had no idea she’d end up making pottery that sold for...
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6.9K5Arts and LeisureThe Carnegie Libraries of New England
Three Carnegie libraries had their cornerstones laid in one day, but those were only a fraction of the tycoon-funded libraries in New...
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