Davis, Leslie Friedman

Abstract Several Emanuel Confirmands from 1916-1942 pose together in Temple Emanuel during a reunion. Left to right first row: Joan (Heidenheimer) Travis, Celia (Atlavaick) Meyers, Betty (Fine) Striker, Marjorie (Bernick) Grimes, Dee (Rosenblum) Paul, Patty (Jacobs) Baum, Edna Conner, Bobbie (Milstein) Cook, Mildred (Menkovsky) Karden. Second row: Joan (Goodney) Axelrod, Phyllis (Atlavaick) Reckler, Jean (Hershorn) Segal, Billie (Reichart) Silversmith, Bobbi (Barnett) Tobias, Peggy (Frankel) Crane,...

Abstract Leslie Friedman Davis (1922-2007), granddaughter of Leopold H. Guldman (of the Golden Eagle Dry Goods Co.) was a prominent Denver philanthropist and organizer. She was born in Denver, Colorado, attended East High School, and earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Colorado. Davis founded the Women's Bank in Denver in 1978. The bank was owned and operated mostly by women, and was created so that women could be self-sufficient and get credit without their husbands. the Women's Bank...