Maggie L. Walker

Women’s Suffrage, Social Media-Style

Women’s Suffrage, Social Media-Style

In their latest exhibit, The Valentine puts a new spin on the fight to gain women the right to vote by imagining it as a social media battle between famous figures of the early 20th century. If you’ve ever wondered what Maggie L. Walker’s social media presence would...

Girl Power in Everlasting Bronze

Girl Power in Everlasting Bronze

This is girl power at its finest. The Virginia Capitol Foundation’s latest project is finally underway, as the first four bronze statues for the Virginia Women’s Monument were commissioned this week. Voices from the Garden: The Virginia Women’s Monument will...

City to unveil Maggie Walker monument this Saturday

City to unveil Maggie Walker monument this Saturday

Maggie L. Walker, the first female bank president of any race to charter a bank in the United States, is getting her long-deserved recognition with her very own statue in Richmond. An unveiling ceremony and celebration for the highly debated monument will occur on...




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