Join us as we celebrate the 160th anniversary of the birth of Mrs. Maggie Lena Walker (1864-1934), the first known Black woman to found and become president of a chartered bank in America. The program will also honor her landmark contributions to public health, civil rights, women’s suffrage and education.

About the Keynote Speaker
Elvatrice Parker Belsches BA, BS Pharm, MA is the author of Richmond, Virginia: Black America Series (Arcadia Publishing) and several entries for the African American National Biography (Hutchins Center for African &African American Research and Oxford University Press). She was awarded the Maggie L. Walker Heritage Award in 2010 for her verification of an earlier birth year for Mrs. Walker and her creation of the Historic Jackson Ward Podcast Tour by the National Park Service