Laura Spelman Rockefeller

Laura Spelman Rockefeller
Born
Laura Celestia Spelman

(1839-09-09)September 9, 1839
Wadsworth, Ohio, U.S.
DiedMarch 12, 1915(1915-03-12) (aged 75)
Pocantico Hills, New York, U.S.
Resting placeLake View Cemetery
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Spouse
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(m. 1864)​
ChildrenElizabeth, Alice, Alta, Edith, and John Jr.
RelativesSee Rockefeller family

Laura Celestia "Cettie" Spelman Rockefeller (September 9, 1839 – March 12, 1915)[1] was an American abolitionist, philanthropist, school teacher, and prominent member of the Rockefeller family. Her husband was Standard Oil co-founder John D. Rockefeller. Spelman College in Atlanta and the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial were named for her.[2]

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  2. ^ Klein, Maury (April 11, 2003). The Change Makers: From Carnegie to Gates, How the Great Entrepreneurs Transformed Ideas Into Industries. Macmillan. p. 248. ISBN 9780805069143. Retrieved March 3, 2020 – via Google Books.