Jessie Ball du Pont

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Jessie Ball du Pont was an American philanthropist and educator best known for her extensive charitable work and for shaping the modern du Pont family’s philanthropic legacy.

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instanceOf educator
human
philanthropist
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
describedAs one of the most influential Southern women philanthropists of the 20th century
educatedAt Farmville State Normal School
State Female Normal School
familyName Ball
Du Pont
surface form: du Pont
fieldOfWork education
philanthropy
givenName Jessie
hasLegacy Jessie Ball duPont Fund
Jessie Ball duPont Fund
surface form: Jessie Ball duPont Religious, Charitable and Educational Fund
influenced philanthropic practices of the du Pont family
knownFor charitable giving in the American South
support of community organizations
support of educational institutions
support of religious institutions
memberOf Du Pont
surface form: du Pont family
name Jessie Ball du Pont self-link
notableAward honorary degrees from various colleges
notableFor education philanthropy
philanthropy
shaping the modern du Pont family philanthropic legacy
notableWork development of the du Pont family philanthropic program
occupation educator
philanthropist
philanthropicFocus community development
education access
religious life
placeOfBirth Virginia
placeOfDeath Florida
religion Episcopalian
residence Jacksonville, Florida
Nemours Estate
surface form: Nemours estate, Delaware
sexOrGender female
spouse Alfred I. du Pont
supported churches
community-based organizations
historically Black colleges and universities
small colleges in the United States

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Alfred I. du Pont spouse Jessie Ball du Pont
Epping Forest estate, Florida associatedWith Jessie Ball du Pont
Jessie Ball du Pont name Jessie Ball du Pont self-link