Lesson 5: Philanthropy in the Gilded Age
Handout 1

Nineteenth Century Philanthropists

Directions: This is a research assignment.

1) Define the term philanthropist in your own words.

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2) Select one of the following names: Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, J.P. Morgan, W.K .Kellogg, Theodore Roosevelt,
Booker T. Washington, Vanderbilt Family, Mary Elizabeth Garrett.

3) Complete the chart below.

 

Name of Philanthropist

How His/Her Money Was Made

Contributions to Society
(Philanthropy)