Restored to the way it looked in the 1930s, where mrs. Walker lived here almost 30 years. We will see are a reflection of Maggie Walker and to journey through her life being one of the bestknown Women Leaders of the Fraternal Organization and one of the first woman to open a bank, and the first africanamerican woman to be a Bank President during the height of jim crow segregation. We are in the home of maggie l. Walker, which has been restored by the National Park service to the way it appeared during the last seven years of maggie l. To 1934. Life from 1928 however, mrs. Walker lived in this home beginning in 1905 iner purchasing the house 1904. She took time to have the house ofovated to take advantage the most modern conveniences. She would do these changes throughout her time. The house had become a way to show what could be done with determination, perseverance, education. That if you worked hard, you could achieve the same kind of things that Maggie Walker did. So when we come in
I m always fascinated to learn about women in history who were able to make a better life for themselves and those around them. Maggie Walker was an African American businesswoman who defied the odds and made
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While Richmond's Black History Museum and Cultural Center celebrates Black history every day, for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the museum is planning some special events.