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The news that the heir of the Rockefeller fortune was marrying the daughter of a prominent Rhode Island senator made headlines in the fall of 1901. But Abby Aldrich, the bride, had more than...
The daughter of Abby Chapman Aldrich and a powerful U.S. senator from Rhode Island, Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller was born in 1874 and grew up in homes in Providence and Washington, D.C. She was strongly influenced by both her father's wealth and his passion for art and books.
Jan 11, 2017 · As a pioneering collector of American folk art, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller (Fig. 1) assembled a body of objects that continue to fascinate museum visitors and scholars alike.
Abby Greene Aldrich Rockefeller was the fourth of ten children of Abby Pearce Truman Chapman and Nelson Aldrich, who built his fortune in the sugar and rubber trade, banking, and public utilities. Aldrich was also an influential United States Senator from Rhode Island for thirty years.
Oct 16, 2000 · The Rockefellers. The saga of four generations of a legendary American family whose name is synonymous with great wealth. From the Collection: The Titans. They feared the temptations of wealth,...
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller: the woman in the family. The author of Hemingway's Women , which offered new insights into the sources of that famously macho writer's creativity, once again illuminates the impact of a powerful female on American culture and society.
Abigail Aldrich Rockefeller (born 1943) is an American feminist, ecologist, and member of the Rockefeller family. She was a member of Cell 16, a radical feminist organization, in the 1970s. She also founded the Clivus Multrum company, which manufactures composting toilets.
