All posts tagged "philanthropy"
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3.0KArts 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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9.3KNew 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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12.7K1Arts 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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4.5K5Arts and LeisureFlashback Photos: The Carnegie Libraries of New England
Shortly after the turn of the 20th century, the mayor of Worcester, Mass., was so eager for a Carnegie library in his...
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9.7K2Arts and LeisureHelen Metcalf, The Mom Who Founded RISD With Some Leftover Dough
In 1877, a Providence mom named Helen Metcalf persuaded her women’s club to spend money left over from a fair to found...
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10.1K4Business and LaborElizabeth Jarvis Colt Survives To Make the Colt .45
As the Civil War raged in 1862, 35-year-old Elizabeth Jarvis Colt suddenly lost her beloved husband and year-old daughter to illness. A...
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