Graham Hall, Minneapolis

From 1900–1915, the girls’ preparatory school Graham Hall catered to well-to-do Minneapolis families with an elite pre-college curriculum. The school also offered a general course of study and elementary education. Graham Hall was eventually reincorporated under a board of trustees as the Northrop Collegiate School for Girls, which, in turn, became a part of the Blake School.

Black and white photograph of Elizabeth Layman, one of the founders of Layman’s (later Pioneers and Soldiers) Cemetery, ca. 1870.

Elizabeth Layman

Elizabeth Layman, one of the founders of Layman’s (later Pioneers and Soldiers) Cemetery, ca. 1870.

Color image of the graves of (left to right) Nelly Erichsen, Rose Cleveland, and Evangeline Whipple in Bagni di Lucca Cemetery, 2014. Photograph by Tilly Laskey.

Graves of (left to right) Nelly Erichsen, Rose Cleveland, and Evangeline Whipple

Graves of (left to right) Nelly Erichsen, Rose Cleveland, and Evangeline Whipple in Bagni di Lucca Cemetery, 2014. Photograph by Tilly Laskey.

Black and white photograph of Sarah Good Thunder and Evangeline Whipple, ca. 1905.

Sarah Good Thunder and Evangeline Whipple

Sarah Good Thunder and Evangeline Whipple, ca. 1905.

Black and white photograph of Bishop Henry B. Whipple and Evangeline Marrs Simpson Whipple, 1898.

Bishop Henry B. Whipple and Evangeline Marrs Simpson Whipple

Bishop Henry B. Whipple and Evangeline Marrs Simpson Whipple, 1898.

Black and white photograph of Rose Cleveland, ca. 1885.

Rose Cleveland

Rose Cleveland, ca. 1885.

Black and white photograph of Evangeline Whipple, ca. 1896.

Evangeline Whipple

Evangeline Whipple, ca. 1896.

Whipple, Evangeline Marrs Simpson (1857–1930)

At the turn of the twentieth century, Evangeline Whipple used her wealth to improve the lives of women, people of color, and the poor. She supported social justice for Native Americans in Minnesota, for African Americans in Florida, and for villagers and World War I refugees in Bagni di Lucca, Italy.

Black and white photograph of Lizzie Schafman and Minnesota Gold Star Mothers upon sailing to France, July 1930.

Lizzie Schafman and Minnesota Gold Star Mothers upon sailing to France

Lizzie Schafman and Minnesota Gold Star Mothers upon sailing to France, July 1930. Used with permission of the New Brighton Area Historical Society.

Scan of Lizzie Schafman’s passport, 1930.

Lizzie Schafman’s passport

Lizzie Schafman’s passport, 1930. Used with permission of the New Brighton Area Historical Society.

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