Philanthropist and widow of dime-store heir Stanley S. Kresge. Dorothy and her husband of 61 years Stanley, gave hundreds of millions of dollars to Detroit-area institutions through the Kresge Foundation, begun by his father, Sebastian S. Kresge, in 1924.
The S.S. Kresge dime-store chain was the forerunner of the present K-mart Corp. The Kresges, devout Methodists, were strongly opposed to alcohol and smoking. Mrs. Kresge shocked the Kresge shareholders in 1963 when she stood up at a meeting and denounced Sunday store hours. The Kresge's believed Sunday was a day for Christians to be with their families.
The S.S. Kresge dime-store chain was the forerunner of the present K-mart Corp. The Kresges, devout Methodists, were strongly opposed to alcohol and smoking. Mrs. Kresge shocked the Kresge shareholders in 1963 when she stood up at a meeting and denounced Sunday store hours. The Kresge's believed Sunday was a day for Christians to be with their families.
Philanthropist and widow of dime-store heir Stanley S. Kresge. Dorothy and her husband of 61 years Stanley, gave hundreds of millions of dollars to Detroit-area institutions through the Kresge Foundation, begun by his father, Sebastian S. Kresge, in 1924.
The S.S. Kresge dime-store chain was the forerunner of the present K-mart Corp. The Kresges, devout Methodists, were strongly opposed to alcohol and smoking. Mrs. Kresge shocked the Kresge shareholders in 1963 when she stood up at a meeting and denounced Sunday store hours. The Kresge's believed Sunday was a day for Christians to be with their families.
The S.S. Kresge dime-store chain was the forerunner of the present K-mart Corp. The Kresges, devout Methodists, were strongly opposed to alcohol and smoking. Mrs. Kresge shocked the Kresge shareholders in 1963 when she stood up at a meeting and denounced Sunday store hours. The Kresge's believed Sunday was a day for Christians to be with their families.
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