'I just give from the heart...' How Dolly Parton changed the world with her philanthropy
From saving the American Bald Eagle to standing up for LGBTQ rights, this a look back at the charitable acts that made Dolly Parton an angel on Earth.
Dolly Parton may have passed at the age of 80 but she leaves behind a legacy extending far beyond music.
Raised "dirt poor" in a one-room Appalachian cabin as the fourth of 12 children, Dolly spent decades quietly distributing her fortune to those in need.
From her Imagination Library scheme to give young children free books to bankrolling global medical breakthroughs, her unconditional love for humanity was the guiding force of her life.
This is how the Queen of Country also proved she was the Queen of Charity...
