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Maggie L. Walker National Historic SitePortrait of the St. Lukes organization office workers.
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Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site
For Kids

Junior Ranger Program

Ask about the Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site Junior Ranger booklet at the visitor center desk. If you are between the ages of 8 and 12 you can earn a certificate and a patch by completing at least 8 pages of the booklet.
Elizabeth Van Lew, abolitionist and Union spy  

Did You Know?
In 1864 or 1865 Maggie Walker was born in the Richmond, Virginia home of Elizabeth Van Lew, a staunch abolitionist and famous spy for the North. Maggie’s mother worked for Van Lew as a housekeeper.

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