Maggie Lena Walker - Leah's Pick for Financial Health & Security Month

Maggie Lena Walker - Leah's Pick for Financial Health & Security Month

July 13, 2026 · 33 min · Season 9 · Episode 436

About this episode

Leah discusses the legacy of Maggie Lena Walker, the first Black woman to establish a bank in the United States, during Financial Health & Security Month.

Leah continues Financial Health & Security Month with the first Black woman to establish a bank in the United States. Maggie Lena Walker not only opened the Saint Luke Penny Savings Bank, but she was the first Black woman to be president of a bank in the United States. Learn more about the financial well-being Maggie created for her community in this week’s episode.

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