Eleanor Roosevelt is featured in this brief biography for her activism in many areas including politics and feminism.

This official Arthur Ashe biography describes his life in detail, from his childhood in Virginia to his record-breaking career in tennis. Readers will also learn about his work as an activist and philanthropist, and his HIV positive...

Read about the life of this famous industrialist and philanthropist in his own words in this full-text edition published in 1920.

A biography of Henry R. Kravis, a highly successful investment banker and a philanthropist. Kravis has been instrumental in negotiating massive corporate acquisitions with the biggest companies in America. Includes a profile, videos, and...

Madam C.J. Walker was an entrepreneur, philanthropist, and activist. She rose from poverty in the South to become one of the wealthiest African American women of her time.

PBS provides this five-part, thorough biography of one of the richest men in America, Andrew Carnegie.

This is a description of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, established in 1910 with a gift from Andrew Carnegie. As a tax-exempt nonprofit organization, the Endowment conducts programs of research, discussion, publication,...

Help your students to reflect on the life and work of George Eastman with a personal approach. These guided activities look at the ideas of being an inventor, a businessman, and a philanthropist. They are sure to spur your students...

John H. Patterson bought the company that sold the new invention, the cash register, and renamed it the National Cash Register Company, to become the worldwide business, NCR. Read this biography of Patterson and his impact on business,...

This site from Learning To Give provides information on recognizing need and finding a way to meet that need. A lesson plan for grades 6-8 is included. This site is very interesting to check out.

The United Way represents many major charitable organizations. From this page, you can access the United Way organization in the United States, in Canada, or the International Organization. In addition to local United Way activities, the...

Andrew Carnegie was a business magnate in the steel industry. See how he used the vertical integration theory of operating his businesses. Read also about his phlanthropy across the United States after he sold his company.

With this brief biography, learn about the life and career of Maggie L. Walker, the first African American bank president. Topics also includes Walker's activism, philanthropy and family history.

A very brief biography of Oprah Winfrey in this encyclopedia article. There is a link to her website.

Eleaonor Roosevelt is featured in this brief biography for her activism in many areas including politcs and feminism.

A brief biography of Benjamin Franklin covering his career as a printer, philanthropist, inventor, and public servant.

This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Harriet Beecher Stowe, an American writer and philanthropist, the author of the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin, which contributed so much to popular feeling against slavery that it is cited among...

Biographical sketch of the life of Julius Rosenwald, an American merchant and unorthodox philanthropist who opposed the idea of perpetual endowments and frequently offered large philanthropic gifts on condition that they be matched by...

Biographical information on Madam C.J. Walker, a businesswoman and philanthropist generally acknowledged to be the first black female millionaire in the United States.

Biographical sketch of the life of Arthur Tappan, American philanthropist who used much of his energy and his fortune in the struggle to end slavery.

Learn how Oprah became successful by reading her biography. Organized into several sections: "Television Pioneer," "Magazine Founder & Editorial Director," "Producer/Actress," "Philanthropist," "Television Programming Creator,"...

A brief biography of George Eastman focusing on his inventions as well as his philanthropy.

A grade school in Pocantico Hills, New York, profiles the founder of Standard Oil, John D. Rockefeller.

New Lanark is a small 18th- century village set in a sublime Scottish landscape where the philanthropist and Utopian idealist Robert Owen moulded a model industrial community in the early 19th century. The imposing cotton mill buildings,...