Anna T. Jeanes Women--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia Philanthropists--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia Women philanthropists--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia Quakers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia Quaker women--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia Jeanes, Anna T. (Anna Thomas), 1822-1907 Photograph of Anna T. Jeanes, circa 1920. In this full length portrait, she wears a floor-length black dress and light shawl. She stands in front of a background painted with an image of a tree behind a short wall and a column. Jeanes was a Philadelphia Quaker and philanthropist. In 1907 she donated $1 million for the hiring of black teachers in rural African American schools, and the first six Jeanes teachers were hired in Georgia the following year. New Georgia Encyclopedia Atlanta University Center (Ga.) Black-and-white photographs http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Multimedia.jsp?id=m-9351 http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-3005 Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia 1920 Philadelphia (Pa.) Philadelphia County (Pa.) Courtesy of Robert W. Woodruff Library Archives, Atlanta University Center