Laura Celestia Spelman
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Laura Celestia Spelman, later known as Laura Spelman Rockefeller, was an American philanthropist and abolitionist who was the wife of oil magnate John D. Rockefeller and a major benefactor of educational and religious causes.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Laura Celestia Spelman canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
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abolitionist ⓘ human ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ |
| activeIn |
19th century
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early 20th century ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Laura Spelman Rockefeller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Northern Baptist Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1839-09-09 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Wadsworth, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | stroke ⓘ |
| child |
Alice Rockefeller
NERFINISHED
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Alta Rockefeller NERFINISHED ⓘ Edith Rockefeller McCormick NERFINISHED ⓘ Elizabeth Rockefeller NERFINISHED ⓘ John D. Rockefeller Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1915-03-12 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Cleveland public schools
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Wadsworth public schools NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | Spelman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Laura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | New England Yankee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | Rockefeller family philanthropy ⓘ |
| knownFor | co-founding philanthropic traditions of the Rockefeller family ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| marriageDate | 1864-09-08 ⓘ |
| movement | abolitionism ⓘ |
| name | Laura Celestia Spelman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
philanthropy with African American education
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support of educational causes ⓘ support of religious causes ⓘ |
| notableLegacy | namesake of Spelman College through Rockefeller family gifts ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 5 ⓘ |
| occupation | philanthropist ⓘ |
| parent |
Harvey Buell Spelman
NERFINISHED
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Lucy Henry Spelman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Baptist ⓘ |
| residence | Cleveland, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling | Lucy Maria Spelman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
John D. Rockefeller
NERFINISHED
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John Davison Rockefeller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouseOccupation | oil magnate ⓘ |
| supported |
African American higher education
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missionary work ⓘ temperance movement ⓘ |
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