A to Z of American Women Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs

by Sherrow, Victoria

• ISBN13: 9780816045563
• ISBN10: 0816045569
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-06-01
• Publisher: Facts on File

Summary

Offers alphabetically arranged profiles of more than one hundred thirty-five women who have succeeded in American business.

Author Biography

Victoria Sherrow holds B.S. and M.S. degrees from Ohio State University. She has written more than sixty books for young people, including several biographies and reference books, among them works on women athletes and women in the military

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
Author's Note	ix
Introduction	xi
Entries:
Ahmanson, Caroline Leonetti	1	(1)
Aitken, Jane	2	(1)
Alvarado, Linda	3	(2)
Amonette, Ruth M. Leach	5	(2)
Arden, Elizabeth	7	(2)
Ash, Mary Kay	9	(2)
Astor, Sarah Todd	11	(2)
Auerbach, Beatrice Fox	13	(1)
Ayer, Harriet Hubbard	14	(2)
Bajaj, Kavelle	16	(1)
Bandy, Dicksie Bradley	17	(1)
Barad, Jill	18	(2)
Bartz, Carol	20	(1)
Bay, Josephine Perfect	21	(1)
Beech, Olive Ann Mellor	22	(2)
Beers, Charlotte	24	(1)
Begoun, Paula	25	(2)
Behrman, Beatrice Alexander	27	(2)
Bishop, Hazel Gladys	29	(1)
Bissell, Anna Sutherland	30	(1)
Black, Cathleen	31	(2)
Boehm, Helen	33	(2)
Brown, Clara	35	(1)
Brunson, Dorothy Edwards	36	(3)
Carsey, Marcy	39	(1)
Chin, Leeann	40	(2)
Claiborne, Liz	42	(1)
Craig, Jenny	42	(4)
Dache, Lilly	46	(1)
Davidson, Jan	47	(1)
Demorest, Ellen Louise Curtis	48	(1)
De Wolfe, Elsie	49	(3)
Evans, Lettie Pate Whitehead	52	(3)
Farmer, Fannie Merritt	55	(1)
Fertel, Ruth	56	(1)
Fields, Debbi	57	(2)
Fiorina, Carly	59	(2)
Ford, Eileen	61	(1)
Franklin, Ann Smith	62	(1)
Fudge, Ann M.	63	(2)
Gibbs, Katharine Ryan	65	(1)
Gleason, Kate	66	(3)
Goddard, Mary Katherine	69	(2)
Gordon, Ellen Rubin	71	(2)
Graham, Bette McMurry Nesmith	73	(1)
Graham, Katharine Meyer	74	(2)
Gray, Marie Hermann	76	(1)
Griswold, Denny	77	(1)
Grossiner, Jennie	78	(2)
Handler, Ruth Mosko	80	(3)
Hariton, Lorraine	83	(1)
Harper, Martha Matilda	84	(2)
Haughery, Margaret O'Rourke Gaffney	86	(1)
Hoffman, Claire Giannini	87	(1)
Hopkins, Deborah C.	88	(1)
Husted, Marjorie Child	89	(1)
Inman, Elizabeth Murray Campbell Smith	90	(2)
James, Betty	92	(2)
Jones, Amanda Theodosia	94	(1)
Joyner, Marjorie Stewart	95	(1)
Juliber, Lois D.	96	(1)
Jung, Andrea	97	(3)
Kamali, Norma	100	(1)
Karan, Donna Faske	101	(1)
Katen Karen L.	102	(1)
Keckley, Elizabeth Hobbs	103	(1)
Keene, Laura	104	(2)
Kellogg, Ella Eaton	106	(3)
King, Henrietta Chamberlain	109	(1)
Klein, Anne	109	(1)
Knox, Rose Markward	110	(3)
Koplovitz, Kay Smith	113	(1)
Kurtzig, Sandra	114	(2)
La Forge, Margaret Swain Getchell	116	(1)
Lansing, Sherry Lee Heimann	117	(1)
Lauder, Estee	118	(3)
Lawrence, Mary Wells	121	(2)
Laybourne, Gerry	123	(1)
Lazarus, Shelly	124	(1)
Lewent, Judy	125	(1)
Lewis, Tillie	126	(1)
Lopker, Pamela	127	(1)
Lukens, Rebecca Webb Pennock	128	(3)
Malone, Annie Turnbo	131	(1)
Marbury, Elisabeth	132	(1)
Mason, Bridget	133	(2)
McCardell, Claire	135	(1)
McCormick, Nettie	136	(1)
McGrath, Judith	137	(1)
Metoyer, Marie-Therese	138	(1)
Miller, Heidi	139	(1)
Miller, Sydell L.	140	(1)
Minyard, Liz and Gretchen Minyard Williams	141	(1)
Moody, Patricia Ellen	142	(2)
Moore, Ann S.	144	(1)
Musgrove Bosomworth, Mary	145	(2)
Natori, Josie Cruz	147	(2)
Nelson, Marilyn Carlson	149	(1)
Nemeth, Lane	150	(2)
Nidetch, Jean	152	(3)
Omlie, Phoebe Fairgrave	155	(2)
Owades, Ruth Markowitz	157	(1)
Owen, Dian Graves	158	(3)
Pennington, Mary Engle	161	(1)
Philipse, Margaret Hardenbroeck De Vries	162	(1)
Pinckney, Eliza Lucas	163	(1)
Pinkham, Lydia Estes	164	(4)
Rosenthal, Ida Cohen	168	(2)
Rowland, Pleasant T.	170	(2)
Rubinstein, Helena	172	(2)
Rudkin, Margaret Fogarty	174	(2)
Sandler, Marion	176	(1)
Seymour, Mary Foot	177	(1)
Shaver, Dorothy	177	(3)
Siebert, Muriel F.	180	(1)
Snider, Stacey	181	(2)
Stewart, Martha	183	(2)
Sui, Anna	185	(1)
Taggares, Kathy	186	(2)
Timothy, Elizabeth	188	(2)
Totino, Rose Cruciani	190	(2)
Townsend, Alair Ane	192	(1)
Tuttle, Julia D.	193	(2)
VanCaspel, Venita Walker	195	(1)
Vernon, Lillian	196	(3)
Walker, Madame C. J.	199	(3)
Walker, Maggie Lena	202	(1)
Wang, Vera	203	(2)
Waters, Alice Louise	205	(2)
Wheeler, Candace Thurber	207	(1)
Whitman, Meg	208	(2)
Williams, Terrie M.	210	(3)
Winblad, Ann	213	(1)
Winfrey, Oprah Gail	214	(2)
Woodhull, Victoria Claflin	216	(2)
Wright, Susanna	218	(1)
Wrubel, Priscilla	219	(2)
Zimmerman, Marie Ciesielski	221	(1)
Zubizarreta, Tere	222	(3)
Recommended Sources on American Women Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs	225	(4)
Entries by Field	229	(3)
Entries by Year of Birth	232	(3)
General Index	235

Excerpts

From colonial tavern keepers and antebellum plantation owners to the financiers and CEOs of modern companies, American women have succeeded in business, despite legal
barriers, demanding domestic duties, and attitudes about proper gender roles. Today, more than forty percent of small businesses are owned by women, according to the Small Business Administration. A to Z of Women Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs profiles some of the most influential and innovative women in the history of American business. Regionally, chronologically, and culturally inclusive, this single-volume
reference features almost 140 biographical essays, each highlighting a woman's achievements and contributions to the world of business and describing how the subject
developed her particular skills and talents. A list of suggested readings is included at the end of each entry to encourage readers to conduct further research.
Profiles include:
Elizabeth Arden: entrepreneur, executive, business owner
Mary Musgrove Bosomworth: trading post operator, landowner
Elizabeth Murray Inman: business owner, business operator
Rebecca Pennock Lukens: executive, manager, owner
Lydia Estes Pinkham: entrepreneur, herbalist, author
Ellen Louise Curtis Demorest: entrepreneur, business owner
Rose Markward Knox: entrepreneur, business executive
Katherine Gibbs: entrepreneur, business school founder
Madam C. J. Walker: entrepreneur, executive, philanthropist
Annie Turnbo Malone: business owner, executive
Helena Rubinstein: entrepreneur, executive, philanthropist
Liz Claiborne: entrepreneur, designer, executive
Muriel F. Siebert: financier, entrepreneur, executive
Tere Zubizarreta: executive, entrepreneur
Norma Kamali: designer, entrepreneur, business owner
Vera Wang: entrepreneur, fashion designer
Carly Fiorina: executive
Oprah Winfrey: executive, actress, talk-show host, publisher, film producer
Debbi Fields: entrepreneur, executive.