Molly McClain tells the remarkable story of Ellen Browning Scripps (1836-1932), an American newspaperwoman, feminist, suffragist, abolitionist, and social reformer.
She went from rags to riches, living out that cherished American story in which people pull themselves up by.
Born in London, Scripps grew up in rural poverty on the Illinois prairie.
She used her fortune to support women\'s education, the labor movement, and public access to science, the arts, and education.
Molly McClain tells the remarkable story of Ellen Browning Scripps (1836-1932), an American newspaperwoman, feminist, suffragist, abolitionist, and social reformer