A Right Worthy Woman: A Novel

  • Author: Ruth P. Watson
  • Narrator: Janina Edwards
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster
  • Duration: 8:46:56
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Synopsis

In the vein of The Engineer’s Wife and Carolina Built, an inspiring novel based on the remarkable true story of Virginia’s Black Wall Street and the indomitable Maggie Lena Walker, the daughter of a formerly enslaved woman who became the first Black woman to establish and preside over a bank in the United States.

Maggie Lena Walker was ambitious and unafraid. Her childhood in 19th-century Virginia helping her mother with her laundry service opened her eyes to the overwhelming discrepancy between the Black residents and her mother’s affluent white clients. She vowed to not only secure the same kind of home and finery for herself, but she would also help others in her community achieve the same.

With her single-minded determination, Maggie buckled down and went from schoolteacher to secretary-treasurer of the Independent Order of St. Luke, founder of a newspaper, a bank, and a department store where Black customers were treated with respect. With the help of influential friends like W.E.B. DuBois and Mary McLeod, she revolutionized Richmond in ways that are still felt today. Now, her rich, full story is revealed in this stirring and intimate novel.

Chapters

  • 021 ARightWorthyWoman Chapter18

    Duration: 15min
  • 022 ARightWorthyWoman Chapter19

    Duration: 18min
  • 023 ARightWorthyWoman Chapter20

    Duration: 14min
  • 024 ARightWorthyWoman Chapter21

    Duration: 18min
  • 025 ARightWorthyWoman Chapter22

    Duration: 21min
  • 026 ARightWorthyWoman Chapter23

    Duration: 15min
  • 027 ARightWorthyWoman Chapter24

    Duration: 13min
  • 028 ARightWorthyWoman Chapter25

    Duration: 20min
  • 029 ARightWorthyWoman Chapter26

    Duration: 18min
  • 030 ARightWorthyWoman Chapter27

    Duration: 16min
  • 031 ARightWorthyWoman Chapter28

    Duration: 10min
  • 032 ARightWorthyWoman Chapter29

    Duration: 12min
  • 033 ARightWorthyWoman Chapter30

    Duration: 12min
  • 034 ARightWorthyWoman Chapter31

    Duration: 13min
  • 035 ARightWorthyWoman AuthorsNote

    Duration: 09min
  • 036 ARightWorthyWoman CloseCredits

    Duration: 24s
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