{"product_id":"ellen-browning-scripps-new-money-and-american-philanthropy-9781496216656","title":"Ellen Browning Scripps: New Money and American Philanthropy","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMolly McClain tells the remarkable story of Ellen Browning Scripps (1836-1932), an American newspaperwoman, feminist, suffragist, abolitionist, and social reformer. She used her fortune to support women's education, the labor movement, and public access to science, the arts, and education.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Born in London, Scripps grew up in rural poverty on the Illinois prairie. She went from rags to riches, living out that cherished American story in which people pull themselves up by their bootstraps with audacity, hard work, and luck. She and her brother, E. W. Scripps, built America's largest chain of newspapers, linking midwestern industrial cities with booming towns in the West. Less well known today than the papers started by Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst, Scripps newspapers transformed their owners into millionaires almost overnight.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e By the 1920s Scripps was worth an estimated $30 million, most of which she gave away. She established the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, California, and appeared on the cover of \u003cem\u003eTime\u003c\/em\u003e magazine after founding Scripps College in Claremont, California. She also provided major financial support to organizations worldwide that promised to advance democratic principles and public education.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In \u003cem\u003eEllen Browning Scripps, \u003c\/em\u003eMcClain brings to life an extraordinary woman who played a vital role in the history of women, California, and the American West.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMolly McClain\u003c\/strong\u003e is a professor of history at the University of San Diego. She is the author of \u003cem\u003eBeaufort: The Duke and His Duchess, 1657-1715\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSchaum's Quick Guide to Writing Great Essays.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-12495543\"\u003eMolly McClain\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Nebraska Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 366\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.82d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496216656\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1496216652\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO022000\"\u003eWomen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO025000\"\u003eEditors, Journalists, Publishers\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS036140\"\u003eUnited States | State \u0026amp; Local | West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMolly McClain\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of history at the University of San Diego. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eBeaufort: The Duke and His Duchess, 1657-1715\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSchaum's Quick Guide to Writing Great Essays.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45798534643887,"sku":"9781496216656","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/9255\/8767\/files\/img_c765c7cd-9b10-4391-bb73-52b71974db43.jpg?v=1755664842","url":"https:\/\/www.correctionsbookstore.com\/products\/ellen-browning-scripps-new-money-and-american-philanthropy-9781496216656","provider":"Corrections Bookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}