Filene family
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The Filene family is a prominent American business and philanthropic family best known for founding and expanding the Filene’s department store chain and supporting major civic and cultural institutions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Filene family canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American business family
ⓘ
philanthropic family ⓘ |
| associatedWithIndustry |
department stores
ⓘ
retail ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| businessInterest |
Filene’s Basement
ⓘ
Filene’s department store ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| economicSector | consumer goods retailing ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | German-Jewish American ⓘ |
| founderOf | Filene’s department store ⓘ |
| hasNotableMember |
Lincoln Filene
ⓘ
surface form:
Abraham Lincoln Filene
William Filene ⓘ
surface form:
Edward A. Filene
Lincoln Filene ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
civic leadership in Boston
ⓘ
progressive business practices ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
consumer protection movement in the United States
ⓘ
credit union movement in the United States ⓘ development of American department store retailing ⓘ |
| knownFor |
progressive labor practices at Filene’s
ⓘ
support for consumer cooperatives ⓘ support for credit unions ⓘ |
| languageOfFamily | English ⓘ |
| legacy |
enduring philanthropic endowments in Boston
ⓘ
model of socially responsible business ⓘ |
| notableFor |
expanding Filene’s department store chain
ⓘ
founding Filene’s department store chain ⓘ philanthropy ⓘ support of civic institutions ⓘ support of cultural institutions ⓘ |
| philanthropicFocus |
arts and culture
ⓘ
civic reform ⓘ education ⓘ social welfare ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | New England ⓘ |
| religiousBackground | Jewish ⓘ |
| supportedInstitution |
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Boston Symphony Orchestra ⓘ Boston civic organizations ⓘ Tufts University Medford/Somerville campus ⓘ
surface form:
Tufts University
|
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