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1. www.thefamouspeople.com › profiles › laura-spelman-rockefeller-53501Laura Spelman Rockefeller Biography – Facts, Childhood, Family...

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   Laura Spelman Rockefeller was an American educator and philanthropist. She was also the wife of 'Standard Oil' co-founder John D. Rockefeller. Since childhood, she followed her parents' religious values. Spelman was an abolitionist and an active member of the Congregational Church.

2. www.spelman.edu › about-us › history-in-briefSpelman History in Brief | Spelman College

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   Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial Building dedicated; 1924. Named changed to Spelman College; Campus Mirror starts; 1925. Tapley Hall dedicated; 1927. Lucy Tapley retires; Florence Read appointed president; Sisters Chapel dedicated; Grover-Werden fountain dedicated; Spelman College Glee Club organized

3. aaregistry.org › story › laura-spelman-rockefeller-bornLaura Spelman Rockefeller, Abolitionist born - African American...

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   *Laura Spelman Rockefeller was born on this date in 1839. She was a white-American abolitionist, philanthropist, and schoolteacher. Laura Celestia Spelman was born in Wadsworth, Ohio, to Puritan descendants Harvey Buell Spelman and Lucy Henry, Yankees who had moved to Ohio from Massachusetts.

4. www.encyclopedia.com › rockefeller-laura-spelman-1839-1915Rockefeller, Laura Spelman (1839–1915) | Encyclopedia.com

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   Affluent American and wife of John D. Rockefeller. Name variations: Cettie Spelman Rockefeller. Born Laura Celestia Spelman in 1839; died in 1915; married John D. Rockefeller (1839–1937, founder of Standard Oil and philanthropist), on September 8, 1864; children: Elizabeth or Bessie Rockefeller (1866–1906); Alice Rockefeller (1869–1870 ...

5. www.wikiwand.com › en › Laura_Spelman_RockefellerLaura Spelman Rockefeller - Wikiwand

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   Laura Celestia " Cettie " Spelman Rockefeller (September 9, 1839 – March 12, 1915) was an American abolitionist, philanthropist, school teacher, and prominent member of the Rockefeller family. Her husband was Standard Oil co-founder John D. Rockefeller.

6. www.nps.gov › places › laura-spelman-rockefeller-memorialLaura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial - U.S. National Park Service

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   Oct 21, 2023 · Quick Facts. Location: Gatlinburg, TN. Significance: Olmsted Designed Memorial. Olmsted Brothers were hired by the National Park Service in 1938 to create a memorial to John D. Rockefeller’s mother Laura. With only a budget of $20,000, and working in harsh winter conditions, Olmsted Brothers tasked partner Henry Hubbard with the design.

7. www.pbs.org › wgbh › americanexperienceThe Rockefellers | American Experience | PBS

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   Oct 16, 2000 · Aired October 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...