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Sara Oberholtzer: Philadelphia Thrift

Episode 418 Published 1 year, 1 month ago
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BBB:LHWS #057   Sara Louisa Oberholtzer...

...was a feminist, an abolitionist, and a temperance advocate who helped establish school bank accounts for millions of American children during the "Thrift" movement of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Her legacy for thrift in Philadelphia is second only to Benjamin Franklin's.

 

 

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