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Anna Virginia Russell Cole (* 16. Januar 1846; † 6. Juni 1926) war eine amerikanische Philanthropin. Sie wurde bekannt für ihre Förderung von Bildung, social reform und den Künsten im späten 19. und frühen 20. Jahrhundert. Sie Born into a prominent family in Augusta, Georgia, Cole's life was marked by both personal tragedy and a strong commitment to social justice. She was a significant figure in the development of Vanderbilt University and a supporter of various social causes, including the Tennessee Industrial School and the Southern Sociological Conference.[1][2]
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[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]Anna Virginia Russell Cole was born on 16. Januar 1846, in Augusta, Georgia, as the eldest daughter and second of the nine children to Henry F. Russell and Martha Danforth.[3] Her father, a successful cotton merchant and commodities speculator, was a notable figure in Augusta, serving as mayor in 1868 and 1869.[4]Turner|2000[5]Radcliffe College|1971|p=358[6]Commire|Klezmer|2007|p=413 The Russell family were devout Methodists and were known for their social standing and influence in the community.[7]Turner|2000
Cole's childhood was marked by the loss of her brother, Whitefoord Russell,[8]Commire|Klezmer|2007|p=413 the only male among nine children. He died while fighting for the Confederacy in 1864.[9]Radcliffe College|1971|p=358 Cole was largely self-educated and received a limited formal education, attending Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia,[10]Commire|Klezmer|2007|p=413 briefly in 1862.[11]Radcliffe College|1971|p=358 However, she did not complete her semesters.[12]Radcliffe College|1971|p=358
She later spent several years in Berlin, Germany, from 1866 to 1871, where she took a course from the University of Berlin, as well as teaching there, auditing classes.[13]Radcliffe College|1971|p=358[14]Commire|Klezmer|2007|p=413 She also tutored the children of her uncle, a former professor of the University of Georgia.[15]Radcliffe College|1971|p=358 During this time, Cole lived in the home of Leopold von Ranke, a renowned historian considered a pioneer of modern historical research. After she moved back to Augusta, she worked for a school for girls as an instructor in German and French.[16]Turner|2000
Marriage and life in Nashville
[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]In 1872, Anna Virginia Russell Cole married Edmund W. Cole, a business magnate who was nineteen years older than her,[17]Radcliffe College|1971|p=358 involved in the railroad industry.[18]Commire|Klezmer|2007|p=413 Edmund Cole was the president of the Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad and an officer of the Georgia Banking & Railroad Company of Augusta. The couple moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where Cole took on the responsibilities of managing their household and raising their children.[19]Turner|2000[20]Radcliffe College|1971|p=358
Edmund Cole had seven children from a previous marriage, and the couple had two children of their own. Their first child was named after her deceased brother, Whitefoord Russell Cole, born in 1874. They had a daughter in 1889, Anna Russell.[21]Commire|Klezmer|2007|p=413[22]Radcliffe College|1971|p=358
Cole dedicated the early years of her marriage to her family and supporting her husband's business endeavors. She managed their unfinished home in Nashville and took on the role of stepmother to her husband's children. From that period, she also became involved with philanthropic activities.[23]Turner|2000 One of their stepsons, Randal Cole, died in 1884 in a railroad accident. Anna Cole encouraged her husband to found an education institute in his memory, The Randal Cole Institute,[24]Radcliffe College|1971|p=358 which was later renamed to Tennessee Industrial School.[25]Commire|Klezmer|2007|p=413
Philanthropic endeavors
[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]Cole and her husband were known for their significant contributions to various organizations. They were major donors to the Tennessee Industrial School, which provided education and support for orphaned and disadvantaged boys. The school was initially established in memory of their stepson, one of Edmund Cole's children from a previous marriage. Their donations to the school were amounted to US$100,000 (roughly US$ index=US|value=100000|start_year=1874 today).[26]Radcliffe College|1971|p=358 Cole also supported temperance societies and Methodist missions.[27]Turner|2000[28]Commire|Klezmer|2007|p=413
Cole directed philanthropic efforts towards Vanderbilt University.[29]Commire|Klezmer|2007|p=413 Edmund Cole served on the university's Board of Trust from 1886 to 1899, and their son, Whitefoord R. Cole, later served as chairperson from 1915 to 1934. In 1894, the Coles gave the first half of a $10,000 endowment for an annual lecture series dedicated to the defense and advocacy of Christianity. They also contributed $2,500 to a scholarship fund and $5,000 to the university library, which was its sole endowment from 1905 to 1918.[30]Radcliffe College|1971|p=358[31]Turner|2000 Shortly before her death, Anna Cole gave another $10,000 to endow the office of dean of women.[32]Radcliffe College|1971|p=358[33]Turner|2000}} In 1914, during a crucial endowment campaign, she donated $10,000 to support Chancellor James H. Kirklands effort to assert Vanderbilt's independence from the Methodist church hierarchy.[34]Turner|2000[35]Radcliffe College|1971|p=358
Later years and legacy
[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]After her husband's death in 1899, Cole continued her philanthropic work. She divided her time between her Nashville residence, called "Colemere",[36]Commire|Klezmer|2007|p=413 and homes in Wequetonsing, Michigan, and Washington, D.C. She was known for her social circle and hosted prominent figures, including Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft.[37]Turner|2000
Cole was a donor for the Southern Sociological Conference,[38]Commire|Klezmer|2007|p=413 a newly formed organization addressing social issues like child welfare, prison reform, public health, education, and race relations. In 1912, the Southern Sociological Conference named Cole as a founder, and she endowed the conference with $7,500.[39]Turner|2000[40]Radcliffe College|1971|p=359
Politically, Cole was in favor of international peace efforts, attending a conference in Vienna in 1916[41]Turner|2000 and backing Woodrow Wilson's goal to have the United States join the League of Nations.[42]Commire|Klezmer|2007|p=413 In 1920, she donated $2,000 to the Democratic National Committee in 1920.[43]Turner|2000
Cole had a keen interest in poetry and sponsored a memorial in Augusta honoring four Southern poets: Sidney Lanier, Father Abram Joseph Ryan, James R. Randall, and Paul Hamilton Hayne.[44]Commire|Klezmer|2007|p=413[45]Turner|2000 She also supported the early work of John Crowe Ransom and Merrill Moore.[46]Turner|2000
A historic building on the campus of Nashville School of the Arts in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. was built in 1894. It was named after Anna Russell Cole in Cole's honor.[47]Tinling|1986|p=259 She died at Colemere on June 6, 1926.[48]Turner|2000[49]Commire|Klezmer|2007|p=413
Einzelnachweise
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[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]- Dictionary of Women Worldwide: 25,000 Women Through the Ages |date=2007 |publisher=Yorkin Publications |editor-last=Commire |editor-first=Anne |series= |volume=1 |location=Detroit, MI |pages=413 |chapter=Cole, Anna Russell (1846–1926) |editor2-last=Klezmer |editor2-first=Deborah}}
- Cole, Anna Virginia Russell|first=William B.|last=Turner|year=February 2000|doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.2001271}}
- Radcliffe College |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rVLOhGt1BX0C |title=Notable American Women, 1607-1950: A Biographical Dictionary |date=1971 |publisher=Belknap Press of Harvard University Press |editor-last=James |editor-first=Edward T. |location=United Kingdom |pages=358–359 |isbn= 978-0-674-62734-5|language=English |format= |editor2-last=James |editor2-first=Janet Wilson |editor3-last=Boyer |editor3-first=Paul S.}}
- Tinling |first=Marion |title=Women Remembered: A Guide to Landmarks of Women's History in the United States |date=1986 |publisher=Bloomsbury Academic |isbn=978-0-313-23984-7}}
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