Her Legendary Story

The story of Maggie Lena Walker - a legendary woman.

Did you know the first woman to charter and head a bank in the United States was an African American woman? And did you know she did it before women had the right to vote? She did it when those in power were still solidly mandating segregation, in fact, she started her bank 61 years before segregation was outlawed in the United States. She did it even though she was also raising 3 children, heading a large fraternal organization, and running a newspaper, which, by the way, she also founded.   Listen in as I tell her story!