Laura Spelman Rockefeller, (known as "Cettie") (1839-1915) was a philanthropist, namesake of Spelman College and wife to John D. Rockefeller. 1839 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Spelman College is a four-year liberal arts womens college in Atlanta, Georgia. ... John Davison Rockefeller, Sr. ...
"Cettie" Spelman was born in Wadsworth, Ohio in 1839 to Harvey Buel Spelman and Lucy Henry Spelman, who had moved to Ohio from Massachusetts. Harvey was an abolitionist who was active in the Congregationalist Church, the Underground Railroad, and in politics. The Spelmans eventually moved to Cleveland, Ohio where she met John D. Rockefeller at school where they took accounting classes together. Cettie later attended boarding school in New England and wished to eventually be a school teacher. After returning to Ohio to teach, she married Rockefeller in 1864 and remained active in her church (now Northern Baptist) and with her family. Once Standard Oil (the family business) became to take off, she devoted further time to philanthropy. Throughout their entire lives the Rockefeller family continued to donate ten percent of their income to charity, including substantial donations to Spelman College. Laura Spelman Rockefeller died on March 12, 1915 of a heart attack. Wadsworth is a city located in Medina County, Ohio. ... The Northern Baptist Convention was founded in Washington, D.C. on May 17, 1907. ... Spelman College is a four-year liberal arts womens college in Atlanta, Georgia. ...
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Rockefeller Archives
Chernow, Ron. Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. Warner Books. (1998). ISBN 0-679-43808-4. online review
Stasz, Clarice. The Rockefeller Women: Dynasty of Piety, Privacy, and Service. St. Martins Press. (1995)
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