About: Edith Rosenwald Stern

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Edith Rosenwald Stern (1895 – 1980) was an American philanthropist and champion of educational causes in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. She was instrumental in formation of the Stern Family Fund and was recognized as being willing to support causes for which she had conviction even if the causes were controversial. Examples of her controversial philanthropy included supporting voter registration of African-Americans in the American South, the anti-nuclear movement, public-interest law firms, organizing union and tenant groups, and initiation of challenges by shareholders who wanted corporations to become more socially responsible. Additionally, as political causes, Stern stood for anti-corruption, political fairness at the voting polls, and higher education for African-Americans. S

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  • Edith Rosenwald Stern (1895 – 1980) was an American philanthropist and champion of educational causes in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. She was instrumental in formation of the Stern Family Fund and was recognized as being willing to support causes for which she had conviction even if the causes were controversial. Examples of her controversial philanthropy included supporting voter registration of African-Americans in the American South, the anti-nuclear movement, public-interest law firms, organizing union and tenant groups, and initiation of challenges by shareholders who wanted corporations to become more socially responsible. Additionally, as political causes, Stern stood for anti-corruption, political fairness at the voting polls, and higher education for African-Americans. She was a patron of the arts including the New Orleans Philharmonic Orchestra and promising young artists, especially musicians. (en)
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  • Edith Sulzberger (en)
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  • 1895-05-31 (xsd:date)
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  • Edith Rosenwald (en)
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  • 1895-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
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  • 1980-09-11 (xsd:date)
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  • 1980-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
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  • 1895-05-31 (xsd:date)
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  • Edith Rosenwald (en)
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  • Chicago, Illinois, US (en)
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  • Audrey Stern Hess (en)
  • Edgar B. Stern Jr. (en)
  • Philip M. Stern (en)
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  • United States (en)
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  • 1980-09-11 (xsd:date)
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  • New Orleans, Louisiana, US (en)
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  • Philanthropy (en)
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  • Edith R. Stern (en)
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  • Edith Sulzberger (en)
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  • Augusta Nusbaum Rosenwald (en)
  • Julius Rosenwald (en)
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  • Metairie Cemetery (en)
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  • Edgar B. Stern Sr (en)
  • Germon F. Sulzberger (en)
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  • Edith Rosenwald Stern (1895 – 1980) was an American philanthropist and champion of educational causes in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. She was instrumental in formation of the Stern Family Fund and was recognized as being willing to support causes for which she had conviction even if the causes were controversial. Examples of her controversial philanthropy included supporting voter registration of African-Americans in the American South, the anti-nuclear movement, public-interest law firms, organizing union and tenant groups, and initiation of challenges by shareholders who wanted corporations to become more socially responsible. Additionally, as political causes, Stern stood for anti-corruption, political fairness at the voting polls, and higher education for African-Americans. S (en)
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