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Julia E. B. Brick
Julia Elma Brewster Brick (August 6, 1819 – February 3, 1902) was an American philanthropist. In 1895, she donated land and funds for the creation of the Joseph Keasbey Brick Agricultural, Industrial and Normal School in North Carolina, which served Black students from 1895 to 1933. Early life Brewster was born in Blenheim, New York, the daughter of farmers Horace Brewster and Lydia Brown Brewster (later Bump). She was descended from Mayflower passenger William Brewster. Philanthropy Brick inherited her manufacturer husband's entire estate at his death in 1867, though his siblings contested the will in court proceedings that lasted for years. She "managed her trust wisely and beneficiently", donating money to the Brooklyn City Hospital, the Brooklyn Diet Dispensary, the Children's Aid Society, the Home for Aged Colored People, the Mariners' Family Asylum, the Brooklyn Home for Consumptives, and the Clinton Avenue Congregational Church. She was a member of the Tree Plan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Keasbey Brick Agricultural, Industrial And Normal School
Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the modern-day Nordic countries. In Portuguese and Spanish, the name is "José". In Arabic, including in the Quran, the name is spelled ''Yūsuf''. In Persian, the name is "Yousef". The name has enjoyed significant popularity in its many forms in numerous countries, and ''Joseph'' was one of the two names, along with ''Robert'', to have remained in the top 10 boys' names list in the US from 1925 to 1972. It is especially common in contemporary Israel, as either "Yossi" or "Yossef", and in Italy, where the name "Giuseppe" was the most common male name in the 20th century. In the first century CE, Joseph was the second most popular male name for Palestine Jews. In the Book of Genesis Joseph is Jacob's eleventh son and Rachel's first son, and kn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |