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May 5, 1809
- Mary Kies, of Killingly, CT, received a patent for "Weaving
Straw with Silk, Etc."; first patent awarded to a woman.
January 20, 1870 - Victoria
Woodhull and her sister, Tennessee Claflin, opened the doors of
Woodhull, Claflin & Co., nation's first brokerage firm run
solely by women (part a product of the sisters' friendship with
rail baron Cornelius Vanderbilt).
July 14,
1885 - Sarah E. Goode, of Chicago, IL, received a patent
for a "Cabinet Bed" ("that class of sectional bedsteads adapted
to be folded together when not in use, so as to occupy less
space, and made generally top resemble some article of furniture
when so folded"); first black woman to receive a U.S. patent.
January 25, 1937
- Mary Roebling (31) assumed job as newly elected president of
Trenton Trust (family's bank, after husband's death at 45;
unanimously elected by board); assets of $11 million, 14-story
office building, $4 million in debt, struggling to stay afloat
during Great Depression; 1951
- assets increased nearly fourfold ($70 million); landed account
of U.S. Steel; first woman governor of American Stock Exchange;
1972 - bank merged
National State Bank of Elizabeth (Roebling chairman of
consolidated bank); 1978
- founder of first female-owned bank (Woman's Bank of Denver);
first woman to head major U.S. bank.
(85 Broads), Janet Hanson
(2006).
More Than 85 Broads: Women Making Career Choices, Taking Risks,
and Defining Success - On Their Own Terms. (New York,
NY: McGraw-Hill, 288 p.). Founder of 85 Broads (Women's
Networking Group); Founder of Milestone Capital, $2 billion
money management firm. Women--Biography; Women in business;
Women in management; Women -- Networks. Women of 85 Broads, independent network women
professionals, reaches across cultures, borders, career paths,
generations.
(Afton Historical Society
Press), Patricia Condon Johnston (2000).
Pie in the Sky: A Memoir about Writing and Publishing.
(Afton, MN: Afton Historical Society Press, 249 p.). Founding
Publisher (Afton Historical Society Press). Johnston, Patricia
Condon; Afton Historical Society Press--History; Publishers and
publishing--Minnesota--Biography;
Historians--Minnesota--Biography.
(Annie's Book Stop), Anne Tryon Adams with
Sandra E. Bielawa (1988).
All Booked Up: How I Went from Housewife to Successful
Entrepreneur on a Shoestring Budget. (Boston, MA:
Quinlan Press, 174 p.). Founder, Annie's Book Shop. Adams, Anne
Tryon; Booksellers and bookselling--United States--Biography.
Barn in backyard to 132
stores, country's seventh-largest bookstore chain in three
decades.
(AOL), Mary E. Foley with Martha I. Flnney
(2002).
Bodacious: An AOL Insider Cracks the Code to Outrageous Success
for Women. (New York, NY: AMACOM, 240 p.).
Women--Employment--United States; Career development--United
States; Vocational guidance for women--United States; Success in
business--United States; America Online (Online service).
(Elizabeth Arden), Nancy Shuker (1989).
Elizabeth Arden: Cosmetics Entrepreneur. (Englewood
Cliffs, NJ: Silver Burdett, 112 p.). Arden, Elizabeth,
1878-1966; Businesswomen--United States--Biography; Cosmetics
industry--United States--History.
(Argus Construction), Lynn Donohue, with
Pamela Hunt; edited by Marsha L. McCabe (2000).
Brick by Brick: A Woman's Journey. (New Bedford, MA:
Spinner Publications, 269 p.). Donohue, Lynn, 1957- ; Argus
Construction Corporation--History;
Businesswomen--Massachusetts--New Bedford--Biography;
Women-owned business enterprises--Massachusetts--New
Bedford--Case studies.
(ASK Computer), Sandra L. Kurtzig with Tom
Parker (1991).
CEO: Building a $400 Million Company from the Ground Up.
(New York, NY: Norton, 303 p.). Kurtzig, Sandra L.; Women
executives--United States--Biography; Computer industry--United
States--History.
(Bertelsmann), Liz Mohn; recorded by Madlen
Hildebrecht; translated from the German by Helga Schier (2001).
Love Opens Hearts. (New York, NY: Random House, 208 p.).
Descendant of Carl Bertelsmann (founded company in 1835 as
publisher of Lutheran hymnals); Board Member - Bertelsmann
Vermögensverwaltungsgesellschaft (Bertelsmann Asset Management
Group) and the Advisory Board Member - Bertelsmann Foundation.
Mohn, Liz; Bertelsmann Stiftung (Gütersloh, Germany);
Verlagsgruppe Bertelsmann; Women
philanthropists--Germany--Biography; Human services--Germany;
Charities--Germany; Germany--Biography.
(Body Shop), Anita Roddick (1991).
Body and Soul: Profits with Principles, The Amazing Success
Story of Anita Roddick & the Body Shop. (New York, NY:
Crown, 256 p.). Founder, The Body Shop. Roddick, Anita, 1942- ;
Body Shop (Firm)--History; Cosmetics industry--Great
Britain--History; Businesswomen--Great Britain--Biography.
--- (2000).
Business As Unusual. (London, UK: Thorsons, 288 p.).
Founder, The Body Shop. Roddick, Anita; Body Shop; Business;
Business--Moral and ethical aspects.
(Bonwit Teller), Hortense McQuarrie Odlum
(1939).
A Woman's Place: The Autobiography of Hortense Odlum.
(New York, NY: Scribner, 286 p.). Former President of Bonwit
Teller. Oldum, Hortense McQuarrie, 1892- ;Bonwit Teller & Co.;
Businesswomen--United States--Biography.
(Books & Co.), Lynne Tillman (1999).
Bookstore: The Life and Times of Jeannette Watson and Books &
Company. (New York, NY: Harcourt Brace, 337 p.).
Novelist. Watson, Jeannette; Books & Co.--History;
Bookstores--New York (State)--New York--History--20th century;
Booksellers and bookselling--New York (State)--New
York--Biography; Literature, Modern--20th
century--Marketing--New York (State)--New York--History--20th
century.
(Boost), James Kirby (2005).
Janine Allis: Business Secrets of the Woman Behind Boost Juice.
(Milton, Queensland: Wiley, 125 p.). Allis, Janine, 1965- ;
Boost (Firm)--History; Fast food restaurants--Australia;
Businesswomen--Australia--Biography; Franchises (Retail
trade)--Australia; Success in business--Australia.
(Build-A-Bear Workshop), Maxine Clark with Amy
Joyner (2006).
The Bear Necessities of Business: Building a Company with Heart.
(Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 326 p.). Founder, Chairman, and Chief
Executive Bear of Build-A-Bear Workshop; Former Business
Reporter. New business enterprises; Entrepreneurship.
How she built global business:
one location in 1997, now more than 200 stores.
(Bullo River Station), Sara Henderson (1993).
From Strength to Strength: An Autobiography. (Sydney,
AU: Pan MacMillan Publishers Australia, 337 p.). Henderson,
Sara, 1936- ; Women ranchers--Australia--Northern
Territory--Biography; Ranchers--Australia--Northern
Territory--Biography.
--- (1998).
The Strength of Our Dreams.
(Sydney, AU: Pan Macmillan Australia, 271 p.). Henderson, Sara,
1936- ; Women ranchers -- Northern Territory -- Bullo River
Valley -- Biography; Ranchers -- Northern Territory -- Bullo
River Valley -- Biography; Businesswomen -- Northern Territory
-- Bullo River Valley -- Biography.
(Canadian Tire), Rod McQueen (2001). Can't
Buy Me Love: How Martha Billes made Canadian Tire Hers.
(Toronto, ON: Stoddart, 282 p.). Martha Billes; Canadian Tire
Corporation--History.
(Carlson Companies), Marilyn Carlson Nelson
(2008).
How We Lead Matters: Reflections on a Life of Leadership.
(New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 144 p.). Chairman and CEO of Carlson
Cos. Nelson, Marilyn Carlson; Carlson Companies;
Businesspeople--United States.
What it's like to be a woman in today's
business world; leadership precepts behind her business,
managerial, corporate success; combination of professional,
personal experiences.
(Carol's Daughter Inc.), Lisa Price and Hilary
Beard (2004).
Success Never Smelled So Sweet: How I Followed My Nose and Found
My Passion. (New York, NY: Ballantine Books, 226 p.).
Founder (Carol's Daughter, Inc.). Price, Lisa, 1962- ; Carol's
Daughter, Inc.; African American businesspeople New York (State)
New York Biography; Businesswomen New York (State) New York
Biography; Toilet preparations industry United States.
(Centennial One),
Lillian Lincoln Lambert with Rosemary Brutico (2010).
The Road to Someplace Better: From the Segregated South to
Harvard Business School and Beyond. (Hoboken, NJ:
Wiley, 238 p.). Founder, President and CEO of Centennial One,
Inc.; Former Managing Editor of MIT's Sloan Management Review.
Lambert, Lillian Lincoln, 1940-; Centennial One, Inc.; African
American women executives -- Biography; African American
businesspeople -- Biography. From humble
beginnings as poor farm girl in segregated South to first black
woman to earn MBA from Harvard Business School (1969) to
founder, president, CEO of Centennial One, Inc., building
maintenance company (founded in 1976 in her garage with a few
thousand dollars), $20 million in sales, 1,200 employees); no
substitute for education, no shortcuts.
(Chanel), Marcel Haedrich; Translated from the
French by Charles Lam Markmann (1972).
Coco Chanel; Her Life, Her Secrets. (Boston, MA: Little,
Brown, 277 p.). Chanel, Coco, 1883-1971.
(Chanel), Edmonde Charles-Roux (1981).
Chanel and Her World. (London, UK: Weidenfeld &
Nicolson, 354 p.). Chanel, Coco, 1883-1971; Fashion
designers--France--Biography; Women fashion
designers--France--Biography; France--Social life and
customs--20th century.
(Chanel), Axel Madsen (1990).
Chanel: A Woman of Her Own. (New York, NY: Holt, 388
p.). Chanel, Coco, 1883-1971; Women fashion
designers--France--Biography; Fashion
designers--France--Biography.
(Chanel), Janet Wallach (1998).
Chanel: Her Style and Her Life. (New York, NY: N.
Talese, 180 p.). Chanel, Coco, 1883-1971; Costume
design--France--History--20th century.
(Chanel), Henry Gidel (2000).
Coco Chanel. (Paris, FR: Flammarion, 437 p.). Chanel,
Coco, 1883-1971; Fashion designers--France--Biography; Women
fashion designers--France--Biography; Costume
design--France--History--20th century; Woman - Fashion -
Biography.
(Clicquot, Inc.), Mireille Guiliano (2004).
French Women Don't Get Fat: The Secret of Eating for Pleasure.
(New York, NY: Knopf, 263 p.). President and CEO of Clicquot,
Inc.(US firm she helped found in 1984, was first employee).
Reducing diets; Women --Health and hygiene --France; Food habits
--France; Food --Psychological aspects. Credited with growing
Champagne Veuve Clicquot's top image, overseeing double digit growth in USA
(market share grew from less than 1% to more than 23%); indulgence without
bulge; recommends bread, Champagne, chocolate and romance as key
ingredients to balanced diet and lifestyle.
(Columbia Sportswear), Gert Boyle (2004).
One Tough Mother: Success in Life, Business, and Apple Pies.
(Portland, OR: WestWinds Press, 208 p.). Chairman of the
Board (Columbia Sportswear). Boyle, Gert, 1920- ; Columbia
Sportswear--History; Sport clothes industry--Oregon--History;
Businesspeople--Oregon--Biography.
(Commodities), Cari Lynn (2004).
Leg the Spread: A Woman's Adventures Inside the Trillion-Dollar
Boys' Club of Commodities Trading. (New York, NY:
Broadway Books, 320 p.). Writer, Clerk (Chicago Mercantile
Exchange). Chicago Mercantile Exchange; Commodity trading
advisors--United States; Women in the professions--United
States; Brokers--United States; Commodity exchanges--United
States.
(Consolidated Bank and Trust Company),
Gertrude Woodruff Marlowe (2003).
A Right Worthy Grand Mission: Maggie Lena Walker and the Quest
for Black Economic Empowerment. (Washington, DC: Howard
University Press, 286 p.). Walker, Maggie Lena, 1867-1934;
African American women--Virginia--Richmond--Biography; African
Americans--Virginia--Richmond--Biography;
Businesswomen--Virginia--Richmond--Biography;
Bankers--Virginia--Richmond--Biography; Civic
leaders--Virginia--Richmond--Biography; African
Americans--Virginia--Richmond--Economic conditions; Richmond
(Va.)--Biography; Richmond (Va.)--Race relations.
(Corcoran Group), Barbara Corcoran and Bruce
Littlefield (2003).
Use What You've Got: And Other Business Lessons I Learned from
My Mom. (New York, NY: Portfolio, 256 p.). Founder, The
Corcoran Group. Corcoran, Barbara (Barbara Ann); Women real
estate agents--United States--Biography; Real estate
business--United States.
(Jenny Craig Inc.), Jenny Craig (2004).
The Jenny Craig Story How One Woman Changes Millions of Lives.
(Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 211 p.). Craig, Jenny; Jenny Craig, Inc.;
Businesswomen--United States--Biography; Weight loss; Reducing
diets.
(Creative Memories), Cheryl Lightle with Heidi
L. Everett (2004).
Creative Memories: The 10 Timeless Principles Behind the Company
that Pioneered the Scrapbooking Industry. (New York, NY:
McGraw-Hill, 201 p.). President and Co-founder of Creative
Memories. Creative Memories (Firm); Selling Scrapbooks; Direct
selling.
(Cuala Press), Gifford Lewis (1994).
The Yeats Sisters and the Cuala. (Dublin, IR: Irish
Academic Press, 199 p.). Yeats, Elizabeth Corbet, 1868-1940;
Yeats, Lily, 1866-1949; Yeats family; Cuala Press--History;
Cuala Industries--History; Private
presses--Ireland--History--19th century; Private
presses--Ireland--History--20th century.
(Cuala Press), Joan Hardwick (1996).
The Yeats Sisters: A Biography of Susan and Elizabeth Yeats.
(London, UK: Pandora, 263 p.). Yeats, Elizabeth Corbet,
1868-1940; Yeats, Lily, 1866-1949; Yeats family; Cuala
Press--History; Cuala Industries--History; Private
presses--Ireland--History--19th century; Private
presses--Ireland--History--20th century; Embroidery
industry--Ireland--History--19th century; Embroidery
industry--Ireland--History--20th century.
(June Dally-Watkins Education & Training),
June Dally-Watkins (2002).
The Secrets Behind My Smile. (Camberwell, VIC: Viking,
279 p.). Founder, June Dally-Watkins Education & Training.
Dally-Watkins, June; Models (Persons) -- Australia -- Biography;
Businesswomen -- Australia -- Biography.
(Dattner, Grant), Fabian Dattner (1992).
Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained. (Ringwood, Victoria:
Penguin Books, 285 p.). Dattner, Fabian, 1954- ;
Businesswomen--Australia--Biography; Success.
(Derma Sciences Inc.), Mary G. Clark (2001).
One in a Million: A Memoir. (Scranton, PA: University of
Scranton Press, 259 p.). Medical Pioneer. Clark, Mary G., 1932-
; Businesswomen -- Pennsylvania -- Biography; Alternative
medicine -- Pennsylvania -- Biography; Christian biography.
(Earle Palmer Brown), Jane Maas (1986).
Adventures of an Advertising Woman. (New York, NY: St.
Martin’s Press, 227 p.). Chairman Emeritus, Earle Palmer Brown
Advertising & Public Relations. Maas, Jane; Women in the
advertising industry--United States--Biography.
Best known for her direction of
"I Love New York" program.
(Elaine's), A.E. Hotchner (2004).
Everyone Comes to Elaine's: Forty Years of Neighborhood
Regulars, Movie Stars, All-Stars, Literary Lions, Financial
Scions, Top CEveryone Comes to Elaine'sops, Politicians, and
Power Brokers at the Legendary Hot Spot. (New York, NY:
Harper Entertainment, 256 p.). A Regular at Elaine's. Kaufman,
Elaine; Elaine's Restaurant (New York, N.Y.).
(Esther Price Candies), Esther Price and Linda
Otto Lipsett (1991).
Chocolate Covered Cherries: Esther Price's Memoirs.
(Dayton, OH: Halstead & Meadows Pub., 109 p.). Price, Esther,
1904- ; Candy industry--United States--History;
Businesswomen--United States--Biography.
(Esther's Beauty Supply Company), Joseph
Osborne (1994).
Washing the Elephant: The Authorized Biography of Bettie Esther
Parham. (Pittsburgh, PA: Dorrance, 175 p.). Parham,
Bettie Esther; Esther's Beauty Supply Company; African American
women executives -- Biography; African American businesspeople
-- Biography; Businesswomen -- United States -- Biography; Hair
preparations industry -- United States.
(Fetzer Vineyards), Kathleen Fetzer with Sarah
Suggs (2005).
Kathleen's Vineyard: The Fetzer Family Matriarch Shares Her
Story. (Fort Bragg, CA: Cypress House, 240 p.). Fetzer,
Kathleen, 1921- ; Fetzer family;
Vintners--California--Biography; Wine and wine
making--California--History.
(Fomento de Construccciones y Contratas), Luis
F. Fidalgo, Casimiro García-Abadillo (1990).
Alicia Koplowitz, a Solas con el Poder. (Madrid, Spain:
Ediciones Temas de Hoy, 319 p.). Koplowitz, Alicia; Women
executives--Spain--Biography.
(Foote Cone and Belding), Shirley Polykoff
(1975). Does She ... or Dsoesn’t She?: And How She Did It.
(Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 131 p.). Polykoff, Shirley;
Advertising--United States--Biography. Clairol campaign.
(Jo Foxworth Inc.), Jo Foxworth (1978).
Boss Lady: An Executive Woman Talks About Making It.
(New York, NY: Crowell, 224 p.). Foxworth, Jo; Women
executives--Biography; Women executives--United States.
Advertising executive: D'Agostino's jingle.
(Jo Foxworth Inc.), Jo Foxworth (1980).
Wising Up: The Mistakes Women Make in Business and How To Avoid
Them. (New York, NY: Delacorte Press, 213 p.).
Businesswomen--United States; Women executives--United States;
Success in business.
(Jo Foxworth Inc.), Jo Foxworth (1986).
Boss Lady’s Arrival and Survival Plan. (New York, NY:
Warner Books, 212 p.). Success in business; Women executives;
Office politics.
(Geographers' A-Z Map Company), Sarah Hartley
(2001).
Mrs P's Journey: The Remarkable Story of the Woman Who Created
the A-Z Map. (London, UK: Simon & Schuster, 334 p.).
Pearsall, Phyllis; Geographers' A-Z Map Company; Artists--Great
Britain--Biography; Businessmen--Great Britain--Biography; Women
artists--Great Britain--Biography; Businesswomen--Great
Britain--Biography; Cartographers--Great Britain--Biography;
Women cartographers--Great Britain--Biography.
(Green), Boyden Sparkes (1930).
Hetty Green, A Woman Who Loved Money. (Garden City, NY:
Doubleday, Doran, 338 p.). Green, Hetty Howland (Robinson),
Mrs., 1834-1916.
--- (1936).
The Witch of Wall Street, Hetty Green. (Garden City, NY:
Garden City Publishing Co., 338 p.). Green, Hetty Howland
(Robinson), Mrs., 1834-1916.
(Green), Charles Slack (2004).
Hetty: The Genius and Madness of America's First Female Tycoon.
(New York, NY: ECCO, 272 p.). Journalist, Historian. Green,
Hetty Howland Robinson, 1835-1916; Women capitalists and
financiers--United States--Biography; Millionaires--United
States--Biography.
(Green Daisy, Inc.), Kim Lavine (2007).
Mommy Millionaire: How I Turned My Kitchen Table Idea into a
Million Dollars and How You Can Too! (New York, NY: St.
Martin's, 352 p.). Founder and President of Green Daisy, Inc.
New business enterprises; Entrepreneurship; Businesswomen.
Created Wuvit heating/cooling pad
(feed corn sewn in a bag); made on a lark, retail
distribution in fifty states, close to $2 million in sales in
just over two years.
(Grupo Clarin SA), Pablo Llonto (2003).
La Noble Ernestina: El Misterio de la Mujer Más Rica del País.
(Buenos Aires, AR: Astralib Cooperative Editora, 286 p.).
Chairwoman (Grupo Clarin). Herrera de Noble, Ernestina Laura;
Clarín (Buenos Aires, Argentina); Rich
people--Argentina--Biography; Women
executives--Argentina--Biography;
Businesswomen--Argentina--Biography;
Journalism--Argentina--Buenos Aires; Argentina--Biography.
(Hamburger Hamlets Inc.), Marilyn Lewis
(2000).
"Marilyn, Are You Sure You Can Cook?" He Asked: A Memoir.
(Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press, 224 p.). Lewis, Marilyn, 1929- ;
Restaurateurs--United States--Biography; Cookery, American.
(Hargrave Vineyard), Louisa Thomas Hargrave
(2003).
The Vineyard:The Pleasures and Perils of Creating an American
Family Winery. (New York, NY: Viking, 254 p.). Hargrave,
Louisa Thomas; Viticulturists--New York--Long Island--Biography;
Vintners--New York--Long Island--Biography.
(Harlem Office Supply, Inc.),
Dorothy Pitman Hughes (2000).
Wake Up and Smell the Dollars! Whose Inner-City Is This Anyway!:
One Woman's Struggle Against Sexism, Classism, Racism,
Gentrification, and the Empowerment Zone. ( Phoenix, AZ:
Amber Books, 214 p.). CEO of Harlem Office Supply, Inc. Hughes,
Dorothy Pitman; African American business enterprises; Small
business--United States; Enterprise zones; Women-owned business
enterprises; African American businesspeople--Biography.
(Harper Method), Jane R. Plitt (2000).
Martha Matilda Harper and the American Dream: How One Woman
Changed the Face of Modern Business. (Syracuse, NY:
Syracuse University Press, 184 p.). Visiting Scholar (University
of Rochester). Harper, Martha Matilda--Biography;
Businesswomen--United States--Biography; Beauty shop supplies
industry--Management.
(Hearst), Cathleen Black (2007).
Basic Black: The Essential Guide for Getting Ahead at Work (and
in Life). (New York, NY: Crown, 304 p.). Head of Hearst
Magazines. Black, Cathie; Career development; Interpersonal
communication; Success in business; Publishers and
publishing--Vocational guidance. How she achieved "the 360° life"
(blend of professional accomplishment, personal contentment);
how women can seize opportunity in workplace.
(Hewlett-Packard), Barbara Waugh with Margot
Silk Forrest (2001).
The Soul in the Computer: The Story of a Corporate Revolutionary.
(Maui, HI: Inner Ocean, 249 p.). Waugh, Barbara; Hewlett-Packard
Company; Social responsibility of business; Corporate culture;
Social action; Political activists.
(Hewlett-Packard), George Anders (2003).
Perfect Enough: Carly Fiorina and the Reinvention of
Hewlett-Packard. (New York, NY: Portfolio, 288 p.).
Former Reporter (Wall Street Journal). Fiorina, Carly; Packard,
David, 1912- ;Hewlett, William R.; Hewlett-Packard
Company--Management; Hewlett-Packard Company--History;
Electronic industries--United States--Management--Case studies;
Computer industry--United States--Management--Case studies;
Organizational change--United States--Case studies; Women
executives--United States--Biography; Businesspeople--United
States--Biography.
(Hewlett-Packard), Peter Burrows (2003).
Backfire: Carly Fiorina's High-Stakes Battle for the Soul of
Hewlett-Packard. (Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, p.). Fiorina,
Carly; Hewlett, William R.; Hewlett-Packard Company; Compaq
Computer Corporation; Electronic industries--United States;
Computer industry--United States; Consolidation and merger of
corporations--United States--Case studies;
Corporations--Investor relations--United States--Case studies.
(Hewlett-Packard), Carly Fiorina (2006).
Tough Choices: A Memoir. (New York, NY: Portfolio, 336
p.). Former President and CEO of Hewlett-Packard from 1999 to
2005. Fiorina, Carly; Women executives--United
States--Biography. Led HP
for six years through drastic changes, controversial merger;
sudden, very public firing by board. Was it about performance?
(Heytesbury Holdings), Patricia Edgar (1999).
Janet Holmes à Court. (Sydney, AU: HarperCollins, 390
p.). Holmes à Court, Janet, 1943- ; Holmes à Court, Robert;
Businesswomen--Australia--Biography;
Businessmen--Australia--Biography; Women
executives--Australia--Biography;
Executives--Australia--Biography.
(Honda), Laura Kriska (1997).
The Accidental Office Lady. (Rutland, VT: Charles E.
Tuttle Co., 303 p.). Graduate of Columbia University’s Masters
Program in Creative Writing. Kriska, Laura; Honda Giken K¯ogy¯o
Kabushiki Kaisha--Biography; Women executives--United
States--Biography; Women executives--Japan--Biography; Corporate
culture--Japan; Automobile industry and
trade--Japan--Management.
(Hotel Al Bustan), Laura Bustani; preface by
John Freeman; foreword by Mohamed Heikal (1994).
A Marriage Out of Time: My Life with and without Emile Bustani /
Laura Bustani; preface by John Freeman ; foreword by Mohamed
Heikal. (London, UK: Quartet, 305 p.). Widow of Lebanese
Entrepreneur. Women executives -- Lebanon -- Biography;
Business; Middle East.
(House of Fine Fabrics), Rose Bente Lee
(2000).
An American Dream. (Morley Books, 186 p.). Lee, Rose
Bente; House of Fine Fabrics; Retail trade--Washington, DC--U.
S.
(IBM), Ruth Leach Amonette (1999).
Among Equals: A Memoir of the Rise of IBM’s First Woman
Corporate Vice President. (Berkeley, CA: Creative Arts Book
Company, 200 p.). Amonette, Ruth Leach; IBM; executives --
corporate.
(iVillage), Candice Carpenter (2000).
Chapters: Create a Life of Exhilaration and Accomplishment in
the Face of Change. (New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
Co-founder, iVillage.com. Success--Psychological aspects; Change
(Psychology). Self-help book.
(Jenga), Leslie Scott (2009).
About Jenga: The Remarkable Business of Creating a Game that
Became a Household Name.
(Austin, TX Green Leaf Book Group Press, 192 p.). Creator of
Jenga, Co-Founder of Oxford Games. Jenga; games -- development.
Building-blocks game, invented in Ghana in
1970s, has sold 50 million world-wide (second-best
selling game in world, Hasbro sells almost 2 million sets/year); how certain ideas transform themselves
into successful products; basic business concepts with
unconventional linkages: what African cattle, medieval heraldry
can teach about branding, keys to market differentiation by
examining a coral reef; signed her
rights away in the mid-1980s.
(Caroline Jones Advertising, Inc.), Robert
Fleming (1996).
The Success of Caroline Jones Advertising, Inc.: An
Advertising Success Story. (New York, NY: Walker and
Co., 76 p.). --History; Advertising--United States--History;
Success in business--United States--Case studies.
(Judy's), Marcia Israel-Curley (2002).
Defying the Odds: Sharing the Lessons I Learned as a Pioneer
Entrepreneur. (Woodstock, NY: Overlook Press, 270 p.).
Founder, Judy's. Entrepreneurship; Women in business; Success in
business; Women--Psychology.
(King Broadcasting), Delphine Haley (1995).
Dorothy Stimson Bullitt: An Uncommon Life. (Seattle, WA:
Sasquatch Books, 344 p.). Bullitt, Dorothy Stimson, 1892-1989;
King Broadcasting Company; Broadcasters--United
States--Biography.
(Knox Lumber Company), Bob Bowman, Doris
Bowman, Edward J. Barrett (2002).
The Mystery of Lady Bountiful. (Lufkin, TX: Best of East
Texas Publishers, 246 p.). Knox, Lillian Marshall, 1891-1966;
Knox, W. Hiram (William Hiram), d. 1922; Knox Lumber Company;
Lumbermen--Texas--Biography; Businesswomen--Texas--Biography;
Women philanthropists--Texas--Biography; Women--Texas--History.
(Ladies Who Launch), ictoria Colligan and Beth
Schoenfeldt (2007).
Ladies Who Launch: Embracing Entrepreneurship & Creativity as a
Lifestyle. ( New York, NY: St. Martin’s Press, 228 p.).
New business enterprises; Entrepreneurship; Businesswomen;
Success in business. 4-step incubator process:1) Imagine it, 2) Speak it , 3) Do it, 4) Celebrate it.
(Estee Lauder), Estee Lauder (1985).
Estée: A Success Story. (New York, NY: Random House, 222
p.). Founder, Estee Lauder, Inc. Lauder, Estée; Estée Lauder,
Inc.--History; Perfumes industry--United States; Cosmetics
industry--United States; Businesswomen--United
States--Biography.
(Estee Lauder), Lee Israel (1985).
Estée Lauder: Beyond the Magic: An Unauthorized Biography.
(New York, NY: Macmillan, 186 p.). Lauder, Estée; Cosmetics
industry--United States--Biography.
(Love Chrysler, Inc.), Marion Luna Brem
(2001).
The 7 Greatest Truths about Successful Women: How You Can
Achieve Financial Independence, Professional Freedom, and
Personal Joy. (New York, NY: Putnam, 195 p.). Success in
business; Businesswomen.
--- (2004).
Women Make the Best Salesmen: Isn't It Time You Started Using
Their Secrets? (New York, NY: Currency/Doubleday, 225
p.). President, CEO of Corpus Christi Auto Dealership Founded in
1989 (Love Chrysler, Inc.); Holder of the "Avon Women of
Enterprise" and the "Inc. Magazine Entrepreneur of the Year"
Awards; One of (40) the "Leading Women Entrepreneurs of the
World" for 2001; One of Hispanic Business Magazine's "100 Most
Influential Hispanics in the United States"; inducted into the
International Automotive Hall of Fame. Selling; Women sales
personnel.
(Macy's), Curtis S. Johnson (1965).
America's First Lady Boss: A Wisp of a Girl, Macy's, and Romance.
(Norwalk, CT: Silvermine Publishers, 164 p.). La Forge, Margaret
Swain (Getchell) 1841-1880; Macy's (Firm).
(Marghab Ltd.), D. J. Cline (1998).
Perfection, Never Less: The Vera Way Marghab Story.
(Brookings, SD: South Dakota Art Museum, 212 p.). Marghab, Vera
Way, 1900-1995; Businesswomen--Madeira
Islands--Madeira--Biography; Household linens--Design; Linen
industry--Madeira Islands--Madeira; Businesswomen--South
Dakota--Biography.
(Marilyn Miglin Institute), Marilyn Miglin
(2002).
Best Face Forward. (Louisville, KY: Chicago Spectrum
Press, 301 p.). Miglin, Marilyn;
Businesswomen--Illinois--Chicago--Biography; Cosmetics
industry--Illinois--Chicago--Biography.
(Martha Stewart Living), Jerry Oppenheimer
(1997).
Martha Stewart-- Just Desserts: The Unauthorized Biography.
(New York, NY: Morrow, 399 p.). Stewart, Martha; Home
economists--United States--Biography; Businesswomen--United
States--Biography.
(Martha Stewart Living), Christopher M. Byron
(2002).
Martha Inc.: The Incredible Story of Martha Stewart Living
Omnimedia. (New York, NY: Wiley, 405 p.). Stewart,
Martha; Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia; Artisans--United
States--Biography; Businesswomen--United States--Biography.
(Mary Kay Cosmetics), Mary Kay Ash (1986).
Mary Kay. (New York, NY: Perennial, 200 p. [rev. ed.]).
Founder, Mary Kay Cosmetics. Ash, Mary Kay; Mary Kay Cosmetics;
Cosmetics industry--United States--Biography. Selling;
Biography; Entrepreneur; Beauty, Personal; Women- owned business
enterprises.
--- (1995).
Mary Kay, You Can Have It All: Lifetime Wisdom from America's
Foremost Woman Entrepreneur. (Rocklin, CA: Prima Pub.,
258 p.). Success in business; Success; Businesswomen.
(Mary Kay Cosmetics), Gillian Hennessy-Ortega
(2005).
It's Not Where You Start But Where You Finish! The Remarkable
Story of How G. Ortega Became One of the Country's Top Sales
Professionals. (Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 208 p.). National
Sales Director, Mary Kay, Inc. Hennessy-Ortega, Gillian; Mary
Kay Cosmetics; Selling; Selling--Vocational guidance; Success in
business.
(Mary Kay Cosmetics), Mary Kay Ash, with
Yvonne Pendleton (2008).
The Mary Kay Way: Timeless Principles from America’s Greatest
Woman Entrepreneur. (Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 238 p. [orig.
pub. in 1984; revised, updated]). Founder Mary Kay, Inc. Ash,
Mary Kay; Management; Success in business.
Inspiration, real, proven success principles
that represent 45 year success story of Mary Kay
Ash; timeless guide to entrepreneurial
success.
(Mattel), M. G. Lord (1994).
Forever Barbie: The Unauthorized Biography of a Real Doll.
(New York, NY: Morrow, 326 p.). Barbie dolls.
(Mattel), Ruth Handler, with Jacqueline
Shannon (1994).
Dream Doll: The Ruth Handler Story. (Stamford, CT:
Longmeadow Press, 230 p.). Founder of Mattel & Creator of the
Barbie Doll in 1959. Handler, Ruth; Mattel, Inc.;
Dollmakers--United States--Biography; Barbie dolls.
(McCann-Erickson Worldwide), Nina DiSesa
(2008).
Seducing the Boys Club: Uncensored Tactics from a Woman at the
Top. (New York: NY : Ballantine Books, 240 p.). Chairman
as well as Chief Creative Officer of McCann New York (1998).
Women executives; Businesswomen; Career development; Success in
business. Meld feminine characteristics
(nurturing, compassion, listening) with traits of male
counterparts (competitiveness, decisiveness, combativeness) to
expand professional horizons.
(Michele Foods), Michele Hoskins with Jean A.
Williams (2004).
Sweet Expectations: Michele Hoskins' Recipe for Success.
(Avon, MA: Adams Media, 262 p.). Founder (Michele Foods, Inc.).
Hoskins, Michele; Michele Foods; African American businesspeople
Illinois Biography; Businesswomen Illinois Biography; Syrup
industry Illinois.
(Microsoft), Soraya Bittencourt with Paula
Martinac (2003).
My Road to Microsoft: One Woman's Success Story.
(Philadelphia, PA: Xlibris Corporation, 217 p.). Bittencourt,
Saroya; Microsoft Corporation; Expedia.
(Mitchell's Gourmet Foods), LuAn
Mitchell-Halter (2003).
Paper Doll: Lessons Learned from a Life Lived in the Headlines.
(San Diego, CA: Jodere Group, 176 p.). Canada's Number One
Female Entrepreneur for three successive years. Mitchell-Halter,
LuAn; Businesswomen -- Canada -- Biography; Success;
Entrepreneurship.
(Mothers Work), Rebecca Matthias (1999).
MothersWork: How a Young Mother Started a Business on a
Shoestring and Built It into a Multi-Million Dollar Company.
(New York, NY: Doubleday, 268 p.). Founder of Mothers Work:
Motherhood, Mimi maternity, a pea in the pod. Mail-order
business--United States; Home-based businesses--United States;
Women-owned business enterprises--United States.
(Mrs. Fields Cookies), Debbi Fields and Alan
Furst (1987).
"One Smart Cookie": How a Housewife's Chocolate Chip Recipe
Turned into a Multimillion-Dollar Business--The Story of Mrs.
Fields Cookies. (New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 173
p.). Fields, Debbi; Mrs. Fields Cookies (Firm);
Businesswomen--United States--Biography; Cookie industry--United
States.
(National Institutes of Health), Judith
Robinson (2001).
Noble Conspirator: Florence S. Mahoney and the Rise of the
National Institutes of Health. (Washington, DC: Francis
Press, 342 p.). Mahoney, Florence S. (Florence Stephenson);
Medicine--United States--Biography.
(National Life Group), Mildred F. Stone
(1979).
Extraordinary Ellen, The First lady of Life Insurance: The Story
of Ellen M. Putnam, CLU. (Rockville Centre, NY:
Farnsworth Pub., 102 p.). Putnam, Ellen M., 1894-; Insurance,
Life--United States--Biography.
(Newark Eagles), James Overmyer (1998).
Queen of the Negro Leagues: Effa Manley and the Newark Eagles.
(Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 297 p. [rev. ed.]). Manley, Effa,
1900- ; Newark Eagles (Baseball team) -- History; Baseball team
owners -- United States -- Biography; African American business
enterprises; Women-owned business enterprises -- United States;
Negro leagues.
(New York Post), Marilyn
Nissenson (2007).
The Lady Upstairs: Dorothy Schiff and the New York Post.
(New York, NY: St. Martin’s Press, 528 p.). Schiff, Dorothy,
1903-1989; New York Post; Journalists--United States--Biography;
Publishers and publishing--United States. Most dynamic female newspaper publisher of her day; owned,
guided New York Post into one of most dedicated supporters of
New Deal liberalism; maintained its distinct personality as
chatty, parochial, New York tabloid.
(Noelle-Elaine Media Inc.), Kirsten Poe Hill & Renée E.
Warren (2009).
You Buy the Peanut Butter, I’ll Get the Bread: The Absolutely
True Adventures of Best Friends in Business. (New
York, NY: Plume/Penguin Group, 201 p.). Co-Founders of
Noelle-Elaine Media, Inc. New business enterprises --New York
(State) --New York; Women-owned business enterprises --New York
(State) --New York --Management; Businesswomen --New York
(State) --New York --Biography. What it takes to succeed and
endure, professionally and personally; daily highs and lows of
starting, managing, maintaining a business in midst of
developing and losing friendships, dating, falling in and out of
love, getting married; particular challenges women business
owners face.
(Pampered Chef Ltd.), Doris Christopher
(2005).
The Pampered Chef: The Story Behind the Creation of One of
Today's Most Beloved Companies. (New York, NY:
Doubleday, 288 p.). Founder and Chairman. Christopher, Doris;
Pampered Chef, Ltd.--History; Kitchen utensils
industry--Illinois--History.
(Panther Creek), Linda Kaplan (2005).
My First Crush: Misadventures in Wine Country.
(Guilford, CT: Lyon's Press, 224 p.). Wine and wine
making--Oregon--McMinnville--Miscellanea.
(Parenting Magazine), Robin Wolaner (2005).
Naked in the Boardroom: A CEO Bares Her Secrets So You Can
Transform Your Career. (New York, NY: Simon & Schuster,
207 p.). Founding Parenting Magazine. Women executives--United
States; Women chief executive officers--Training of--United
States; Women executives--Training of--United States; Industrial
management--Vocational guidance--United States; Career
development--United States.
(Penobscot Poultry), Cedric N. Chatterley and
Alicia J. Rouverol with Stephen A. Cole and a foreword by
Michael Frisch (2000).
"I Was Content and Not Content": The Story of Linda Lord and the
Closing of Penobscot Poultry. (Carbondale, IL: Southern
Illinois University Press, 134 p.). Lord, Linda, 1948-;
Penobscot Poultry--History; Poultry industry--Belfast--Maine;
Belfast (Me.)--Economic conditions.
(Petroleum Intelligence Weekly), Anna Rubino (2008).
Queen of the Oil Club: The Intrepid Wanda Jablonski and the
Power of Information. (Boston, MA: Beacon Press, 346
p.). Investigative Reporter for OTR Global; reported for
Jablonski in 1980s. Jablonski, Wanda, 1920-1992; Journalists
--United States --Biography; Petroleum industry and trade
--Press coverage --United States. Journalistic pioneer, power of
information. Gutsy journalist, for Journal of Commerce and other
New York publications, who challenged power—and succeeded;
1961
- started newsletter, Petroleum
Intelligence Weekly; soon dubbed "bible" of oil world;
investigative reporter, publisher, power broker who came to
wield exceptional influence on 20th-century geopolitics; shed
light on secretive world of oil from 1950s through 1980s;
unveiled many mysteries of oil club; nicknamed midwife of
OPEC; helped shape debate that led to creation of OPEC, oil
shocks of 1970s, largest transfer of wealth in history.
(Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Company), Sarah
Stage (1979).
Female Complaints: Lydia Pinkham and the Business of Women's
Medicine. (New York, NY: Norton, 304 p.). Pinkham, Lydia
Estes, 1819-1883; Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Company--History;
Gynecology--United States--History--19th century;
Advertising--Drugs--United States--History--19th century;
Women--United States--Social conditions.
(Point Pleasant Federal Savings & Loan), Maye
Smith and Faye Hudson with Leslie Whitaker (1997).
Maye and Faye’s Building & Loan: The Story of a Remarkable
Sisterhood. (New York, NY: HarperCollins, 209 p.).
Smith, Maye; Hudson, Faye; Point Pleasant Federal Savings &
Loan--Biography; Bankers--West Virginia--Biography; Savings and
loan associations--West Virginia.
(The Pot & Bead), Adeena Mignogna (2006).
Cute Little Store: Between the Entrepreneurial Dream and
Business Reality (Outskirts Press, 140 p.).
Quit engineering career in 2002, opened
retail store, contemporary paint-your-own pottery studio in
Ashburn, VA, to try entrepreneurial way of life; pitfalls along the way, how to not let them get
in way of success.
(Precious Vessels), Cindy Gibbons with Robyn
Scott-Vincent (2002). Cindy: Breaking the Cycle.
(Auckland, NZ: Random House New Zealand, 208 p.). Founder
(Precious Vessels). Gibbons, Cindy; Overweight women--New
Zealand--Biography; Businesswomen--New Zealand--Biography.
(Price Waterhouse), Ann Branigar Hopkins ;
foreword by Mary Roth Walsh (1996).
So Ordered: Making Partner the Hard Way. (Amherst, MA:
University of Massachusetts Press, 410 p.). Former Partner
(Price Waterhouse). Hopkins, Ann Branigar, 1943- --Trials,
litigation, etc.; Price Waterhouse (Firm)--Trials, litigation,
etc.; Sex discrimination in employment--Law and
legislation--United States; Women executives--United
States--Biography.
(Prospectors and Developers Association ),
Viola MacMillan
(2001).
From the Ground Up: An Autobiography. (Toronto, ON: ECW
Press, 207 p.). MacMillan, Viola; Women
miners--Canada--Biography; Businesswomen--Canada--Biography;
syndicate-financed prospector; Prospectors and Developers
Association.
(Purple Moon Media), Brenda Laurel (2001).
Utopian Entrepreneur. (Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 116
p.). Founder (Purple Moon Media). Laurel, Brenda; Purple Moon
Media (Firm)--History; Interval Research Corporation--History;
Entrepreneurship--United States; Corporations--Moral and ethical
aspects--United States; Social responsibility of
business--United States; Children's software--United States;
Computer software industry--United States; Businesswomen--United
States--Biography.
(RE/MAX), Phil Harkins and Keith Hollihan
(2005).
Everybody Wins: The Story and Lessons Behind RE/MAX, the World's
Largest Real Estate Company. (Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 274
p.). CEO (Linkage, Inc.); Business Journalist. RE/MAX (Firm);
Real estate business; Real estate agents. Real estate agent
development business.
(Readers Digest), James Playsted Wood (1975).
Of Lasting Interest: The Story of the Reader's Digest.
(Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 264 p. [orig. pub. 1958]). The
Reader's digest.
(Readers Digest), John Heidenry (1993).
Theirs Was the Kingdom: Lila and DeWitt Wallace and the Story of
the Reader's Digest. (New York, NY: Norton, 701 p.).
Wallace, DeWitt, 1889-1981; Wallace, Lila Acheson, 1887-1984;
Reader's digest; Publishers and publishing--United
States--Biography.
(Readers Digest), Peter Canning (1996).
American Dreamers: The Wallaces and Reader's Digest: An
Insider's Story. (New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 379
p.). Former Managing Editor (Reader's Digest; left in 1987, sued
for severance pay). Wallace, DeWitt, 1889-1981; Wallace, Lila
Acheson, 1887-1984; Reader's digest; Publishers and
publishing--United States--Biography.
(Helena Rubinstein), Patrick O'Higgins (1971).
Madame; An Intimate Biography of Helena Rubinstein. (New
York, NY: Viking, 296 p.). Rubinstein, Helena, 1870-1965.
(Helena Rubinstein), Lindy Woodhead (2004).
War Paint: Madame Helena Rubinstein and Miss Elizabeth Arden:
Their Lives, Their Times, Their Rivalry. (Hoboken, NJ:
Wiley, 492 p.). Former Journalist, Fashion PR Executive.
Rubinstein, Helena, 1870-1965; Arden, Elizabeth, 1878-1966;
Businesswomen--United States--Biography; Cosmetics
industry--United States--History; Beauty culture--United
States--History.
(Ruder Finn), Kathy Bloomgarden (2007).
Trust: The Secret Weapon of Effective Business Leaders.
(New York, NY: St. Martin’s Press, 223 p.). Co-CEO of Ruder
Finn, Inc. Trust; Values; Organizational effectiveness. Characteristics that make today’s
leaders successful; principles, techniques they use to earn
confidence of employees, colleagues, customers, public.
(Sarina Russo Group), Sarina Russo, Russ
Gleeson (2002).
Meet Me at the Top!: The Story of Sarina Russo, Who Started with
Nothing, Made It Big in Business, and Now Dines with Premiers
and Presidents. (Sydney, AU: Crown Content, 210 p.).
(Founder (Sarina Russo Group). Russo, Sarina;
Businesswomen--Australia--Biography.
(SEWA), Ela R. Bhatt (2005).
We Are Poor but so Many: The Story of Self-Employed Women in
India. (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 233 p.).
Founded the Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA). Self
Employed Women’s Association (Ahmada¯ba¯d, India); Self-employed
women--India; Working poor--India. SEWA total membership of 700,000
women = largest single primary trade union in India
(bargaining power, economic opportunities, health security,
legal representation, organizational abilities of Indian
women).
(Muriel Siebert & Co.), Muriel Siebert, with
Aimee Lee Ball (2002).
Changing the Rules: Adventures of a Wall Street Maverick.
(New York, NY: Free Press, 232 p.). Founder (Muriel Siebert &
Co., Inc.). Siebert, Muriel; New York Stock
Exchange--History--20th century; Stockbrokers--New York
(State)--New York--Biography; Businesswomen--New York
(State)--New York--Biography.
(Sokol Blosser Winery), Susan Sokol Blosser
(2006).
At Home in the Vineyard: Cultivating a Winery, an Industry, and
a Life. (Berkeley, CA: University of California Press,
236 p.). President of Sokol Blosser Winery, Oregon Wine Pioneer.
Blosser, Susan Sokol; Vintners--Oregon--Biography; Wine and wine
making--Oregon; Wine industry--Oregon.
How she fell in
love with a vineyard, learned how to run it, produced Pinot Noirs to rival those of Burgundy.
(Teach for America), Wendy Kopp (2001).
One Day, All Children--: The Unlikely Triumph of Teach for
America and What I Learned Along the Way. (New York, NY:
Public Affairs, 208 p.). Founder, Teach for America. Kopp,
Wendy; Teach for America (Project); Elementary school
teachers--In-service training--United States; Elementary school
teaching--United States; Education, Elementary--United States.
(The Hour Glass), Compiled and Edited by Wong
Wan Ling (2002). Time To Live: Jannie Tay's Journey.
(Singapore: Times Books International, 176 p.). Co-Founder (The
Hour Glass). Tay, Jannie, 1945- ;
Businesswomen--Singapore--Biography.
(Tupperware), Brownie Wise (1957).
Best Wishes, Brownie Wise: How To Put Your Wishes to Work
(Podium Pub. Co., 183 p.). VP of Tupperware Home Parties
Incorporated. Wise, Brownie; Tupper, Earl Silas; Tupperware
Corporation --History; selling--home parties. Feminine
knowledge, converting 'wishes' into pragmatism.
(U. S. Golf Association), Judy Bell with
Rhonda Glenn (2002).
(Breaking the Mold): The Journey of the Only Woman President of
the United States Golf Association. (Chelsea, MI:
Sleeping Bear Press, 267 p.). Bell, Judy; United States Golf
Association--Presidents--Biography; Women executives--United
States--Biography.
(Unilever), Eleanor Macdonald (1987).
An Autobiography of a Pioneer Business Woman: Nothing by Chance.
(Alton, Hants, UK: Nimrod Press, 281 p.). Director of a Unilever
Subsidiary, Founder of Women in Management. Macdonald, Eleanor,
1910- ; Women executives--Great Britain--Biography.
(USA Cable), Kay Koplovitz with Peter Israel
(2002).
Bold Women, Big Ideas: Learning To Play the High-Risk
Entrepreneurial Game. (New York, NY: Public Affairs, 265
p.). Founder, USA Cable Network. Women executives; New business
enterprises; Entrepreneurship.
(Lillian Vernon), Lillian Vernon (1996).
An Eye for Winners: How I Built One of America's Greatest
Direct-Mail Businesses. (New York, NY: HarperBusiness,
213 p.). Vernon, Lillian, 1927- ; Businesswomen--United
States--Biography; Mail-order business--United States--History.
(Vestey Brothers), Elizabeth J. Tremain
(1992).
Evelene: The Troubleshooter Was a Lady. (Lincoln, NE:
Foundation Books, 191 p. [2nd ed.]). Vestey, Evelyn, Lady,
1875-1941; Women executives--Great Britain--Biography.
(Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin), Tilar J. Mazzeo
(2008).
The Widow Clicquot: The Story of a Champagne Empire and the
Woman Who Ruled It. (New York, NY: HarperCollins, 288
p.). Assistant Professor of English (Colby College).
Clicquot-Ponsardin, Barbe-Nicole, 1777-1866; Vintners --France
--Champagne --Biography; Champagne (Wine) --History.
Barbe-Nicole
Clicquot Ponsardin, young widow who built Veuve Clicquot brand
and champagne empire, showed world how to live with style,
emerged a legend; became one of world's first great
businesswomen, one of richest women of her time.
(von Furstenberg), Diane von Furstenberg, with
Linda Bird Francke (1998).
Diane: A Signature Life. (New York, NY: Simon &
Schuster, 237 p.). Von Furstenberg, Diane; Women fashion
designers--United States--Biography. Belgian-born, came to New
York in 1969.
(Madam C. J. Walker Manufacturing Co.),
A'Lelia Bundles (2001).
On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C.J. Walker.
(New York, NY: Scribner, 415 p.). Great-great Granddaughter.
Walker, C. J., Madam, 1867-1919; Afro-American women
executives--Biography; Cosmetics industry--United
States--History.
(Madam C. J. Walker Manufacturing Co.),
Beverly Lowry (2003).
Her Dream of Dreams: The Rise and Triumph of Madam C.J. Walker.
(New York, NY: Knopf, 481 p.). Head of Creative Non-Fiction
Program (George Mason University). Walker, C. J., Madam,
1867-1919; African American women executives--Biography;
Cosmetics industry--United States--History.
(Julia Walsh & Sons), Julia Montgomery Walsh
in collaboration with Anne Conover Carson (1996).
Risks and Rewards: A Memoir. (McLean, VA: EPM
Publications, 216 p.). Walsh, Julia Montgomery;
Stockbrokers--United States--Biography; Women in finance--New
York (State)--New York--Biography.
(Washington Post), Deborah Davis (1991).
Katharine the Great: Katharine Graham and Her Washington Post
Empire. (New York, NY: Sheridan Square Press, 320 p.
[3rd ed.]). Graham, Katharine, 1917- ; Publishers and
publishing--United States--Biography; Washington post
(Washington, D.C. : 1974)--History; Newspaper
publishing--Washington (D.C.)--History--20th century; Newspaper
publishing--Political aspects--United States.
(Washington Post), Carol Felsenthal (1993).
Power, Privilege, and the Post The Katharine Graham Story.
(New York, NY: Putnam, 511 p.). Graham, Katharine, 1917- ;
Washington post; Newspaper publishing--Washington
(D.C.)--History--20th century; Newspaper publishing--Political
aspects--United States; Publishers and publishing--United
States--Biography.
(Washington Post), Katherine Graham (1997).
Personal History. (New York, NY: Knopf, 642 p.). Former
CEO (Washington Post Company). Graham, Katharine, 1917- ;
Washington post (Washington, D.C. : 1974)--History; Publishers
and publishing--United States--Biography; Newspaper
publishing--Washington (D.C.)--History--20th century.
(Washington Post), Robin Gerber (2005).
Katharine Graham: The Leadership Journey of an American Icon.
(New York, NY: Portfolio, 272 p.). Senior Fellow in Executive
Education at the Robert H. Smith School of Business (University
of Maryland). Graham, Katharine, 1917- ; Washington Post
(Washington, D.C. : 1974)--History; Publishers and
publishing--United States--Biography; Newspaper
publishing--Washington (D.C.)--History--20th century.
(Washington Times-Herald), Paul F. Healy
(1966).
Cissy; The Biography of Eleanor M. "Cissy" Patterson.
(Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 421 p.). Patterson, Eleanor Medill,
1881-1948.
(Washington Times-Herald), Alice Albright Hoge
(1966).
Cissy Patterson: The Life of Eleanor Medill Patterson, Publisher
and Editor of the Washington Times-Herald. (New York,
NY: Random House, 237 p.). Patterson, Eleanor Medill, 1881-1948.
(Washington Times-Herald), Ralph G. Martin
(1979). Cissy: The Extraordinary Life of Eleanor Medill
Patterson. (New York, NY: Simon and Schuster, 512 p.).
Patterson, Eleanor Medill, 1881-1948; United States--Biography.
(Weight Watchers International), Jean Nidetch,
as told to Joan Rattner Heilman (1979).
The Story of Weight Watchers. (New York, NY: New
American Library, 164 p.). Weight Watchers International; Weight
loss; Low-calorie diet.
(Wells Rich Greene), Mary Wells Lawrence
(2002).
A Big Life in Advertising. (New York, NY: Knopf, 320
p.). Lawrence, Mary Wells; Advertising executives--United
States--Biography; Women in advertising--United
States--Biography; Businesswomen--United States--Biography.
(Wine), Ann B. Matasar (2006).
Women of Wine: The Rise of Women in the Global Wine Industry.
(Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 265 p.).
Professor of Business Emerita at the Walter E. Heller College of
Business Administration (Roosevelt University). Women in the
wine industry. Women's
increasingly influential role in wine industry,
traditionally very male-dominated domain.
(Womens Business), Wendy McCarthy (2000).
Don't Fence Me In. (New York, NY: Random House, 292 p.).
Executive Director of Women's Business, Corporate Good Works and
McCarthy Management P/L. McCarthy, Wendy; Feminists -- Australia
-- Biography; Businesswomen -- Australia -- Biography.
(Wuhan Department Group Co. Ltd.), Bingxin Hu;
translated from the Chinese by Chengchi Wang (2004).
Breaking Grounds: The Journal of a Chinese Top Woman Manager in
Retail. (Dumont, NJ: Homa & Sekey Books, 256 p.). Former
General Manager (Chinese equivalent of a CEO) of the Wuhan
Department Group Co., Ltd.; Executive General Manager of the
Wuhan Plaza Management Co., Ltd. Current Executive President for
Greater China of the Hong Kong Goldlion Group, and General
Manager of Goldlion (China) Co., Ltd. Hu, Bingxin, 1950- ;
Businesswomen--China--Biography; Shopping centers--China--Wuhan;
Retail trade--China.
Shoshana Alexander (1997).
Women's Ventures, Women's Visions: 29 Inspiring Stories from
Women Who Started Their Own Business. (Freedom, CA:
Crossing Press, 217 p.). Businesswomen--United States--Case
studies; Self-employed women--United States-- Case studies;
Women-owned business enterprises--United States--Case studies;
Entrepreneurship--United States--Case studies.
Nischinta Amarnath, Debashish Ghosh (2005).
The Voyage to Excellence: The Ascent of 21 Women Leaders of
India Inc. (Delhi, IN: Pustak Mahal, 280 p.).
Businesswomen --India --Biography.
Donna Ballard (1997).
Doing It for Ourselves: Success Stories of African-American
Women in Business. (New York, NY: Berkley Books, 150
p.). Former Bond Analyst at Merrill Lynch & Co. African American
women executives--Interviews.
Kathleen M. Barry (2007).
Femininity in Flight: A History of Flight Attendants.
(Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 304 p.). Flight
attendants--United States--History; Flight attendants--Labor
unions--United States; Feminism--United States.
History of women’s work and
working women’s activism; evolution of glamorized image as
ideal women and their activism as trade unionists and feminists.
Eds. Robert Beachy, Beatrice Craig and
Alastair Owens (2005).
Women, Business and Finance in Nineteenth-Century Europe:
Rethinking Separate Spheres. (New York, NY: Berg
Publishers, 226 p.). Businesswomen--Europe--History--19th
century; Women employees--Europe--History--19th century;
Self-employed women--Europe--History--19th century;
Finance--Europe--History--19th century; Family-owned business
enterprises--Europe--History--19th century; Retail
trade--Europe--History--19th century. Much greater diversity in women's
economic experience across all social strata than has previously
been understood.
Judith M. Bennett (1996).
Ale, Beer and Brewsters in England: Women’s Work in a Changing
World, 1300-1600. (New York, NY: Oxford University
Press, 260 p.). Professor of History (University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill). Women brewers--England--History;
Women--England--History--Middle Ages, 500-1500.
1300 - women brewed, sold most of
ale drunk in England; 1600 - industry largely controlled by men;
how, when, why brewing ceased to be woman's trade, became trade
of men; new light on effects of early capitalism on status of
women's work.
Denise Benoit (2007).
The Best-Kept Secret: Women, Corporate Lobbyists, Policy, and
Power in the United States. (New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers
University Press, 166 p.). Associate Professor of Sociology
(State University of New York, Geneseo). Businesswomen--United
States; Corporations--United States--Political activity;
Lobbying--United States. Women who have historically worked mostly in policy areas
relating to "women's issues" (welfare, family, health) have
become increasingly influential as corporate lobbyists,
specializing in what used to be considered "masculine" policy
(taxes, defense).
Maxine Berg (1996).
A Woman in History, Eileen Power, 1889-1940. (New York,
NY: Cambridge University Press, 292 p.). Power, Eileen Edna,
1889-1940; London School of Economics and Political
Science--Faculty--Biography; Women historians--Great
Britain--Biography; Medievalists--Great Britain--Biography;
Middle Ages--Historiography; Great Britain--Historiography;
Europe--Historiography.
Caroline Bird (1976).
Enterprising Women. (New York, NY: Norton, 256 p.).
Women--United States--History; Businesswomen--United
States--History. A Bicentennial project of the Business and
Professional Women's Foundation.
Lindsay Blohm and Ashley Riveira (2006).
Presumed Equal: What America’s Top Women Lawyers Really Think
About Their Firms. (Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse, 701 p.
[rev. 1998 ed.]). Women lawyers--United States; Sex
discrimination against women--Law and legislation--United
States; Job satisfaction--United States.
Ester Boserup (1986).
Woman's Role in Economic Development. (Brookfield, VT:
Gower, 283 p.). United Nations Consultant in Developing
Countries. Women--Employment--Developing countries;
Women--Developing countries. Published in association with the
London School of Economics and Political Science.
W. Elliott Brownlee, Mary M. Brownlee (1976).
Women in the American Economy: A Documentary History, 1675 to
1929. (New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 350 p.).
Women--Employment--United States--History.
Candida G. Brush, Nancy M. Carter, Elizabeth
J. Gatewood, Patricia G. Greene, Myra M. Hart (2004).
Clearing the Hurdles: Women Building High-Growth Businesses.
(Upper Saddle River, NJ: FT/Prentice Hall, 270 p.). Associate
Professor in the Strategy and Policy Department (Boston
University School of Management); Richard M. Schulze Chair in
Entrepreneurship (University of St. Thomas, Minneapolis, MN);
Jack M. Gill Chair of Entrepreneurship and Director of The
Johnson Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (Indiana
University); Dean of the Undergraduate School (Babson College);
Class of 1961 Professor of Entrepreneurship (Harvard Business
School). Women-owned business enterprises; Businesswomen.
Ed. Candida G. Brush ... [et al.] (2006).
Women and Entrepreneurship: Contemporary Classics.
(Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar, 616 p.). Chair in
Entrepreneurship and Chair, Entrepreneurship Division (Babson
College). Entrepreneurship; Businesswomen. Most significant previously
published material which has been influential in shaping the
field of women’s entrepreneurship.
Hans Buechler and Judith-Maria Buechler
(1996).
The World of Sofía Velasquez: The Autobiography of a Bolivian
Market Vendor.
(New York, NY: Columbia University Press, 256 p.). Professor
(Syracuse University). Velasquez, Sofía, 1945- ; Women
merchants--Bolivia--Biography.
Mary Cantando (2006).
The Woman’s Advantage: 20 Women Entrepreneurs Show You What It
Takes To Grow Your Business. (Chicago, IL: Kaplan Pub.,
240 p.). Founder of Womenbusinessowner.com. Women-owned business
enterprises--Management; Businesswomen; Success in business.
How to: organize, position
business; differentiate; leverage certification; network;
positive attitude, remain healthy, manage stress.
Frances Cardone (1994).
This Is My Story, This Is My Song: A Wife Discovers It's Never
Too Late. (DeBary, FL: Longwood Communications, 190 p.).
Cardone, Frances; Women executives--United States--Biography;
Businesswomen--United States--Biography; Automobile supplies
industry--United States--History.
Elizabeth Carlassare (2001).
Dotcom Divas: E-Business Insights from the Visionary Women
Founders of 20 Net Ventures. (New York, NY: McGraw-Hill,
274 p.). Electronic commerce--United States;
Businesswomen--United States; Women-owned business
enterprises--United States.
Patricia Cleary (2000).
Elizabeth Murray: A Woman's Pursuit of Independence in
Eighteenth-Century America. (Amherst, MA: University of
Massachusetts, 279 p.). Associate Professor of History
(California State University, Long Beach). Murray, Elizabeth,
1726-1785; Boston (Mass.) -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783;
Women -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Biography; Businesswomen --
Massachusetts -- Boston -- Biography; United States -- History
-- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Women.
Rebecca Elisabeth Connor (2004).
Women, Accounting, and Narrative: Keeping Books in
Eighteenth-Century England. (New York, NY: Routledge,
214 p.). Behn, Aphra, 1640-1689. Fair jilt; Defoe, Daniel,
1661?-1731. Fortunes and misfortunes of the famous Moll
Flanders; Women accountants--England--History--18th century;
Bookkeeping--England--History--18th century;
Women--England--History--18th century.
Jeanne Halladay Coughlin with Andrew R. Thomas
(2002).
The Rise of Women Entrepreneurs: People, Processes, and Global
Trends. (Westport, CT: Quorum Books, 233 p.).
Self-employed women; Businesswomen; Women-owned business
enterprises; Entrepreneurship--Case studies; Self-employed
women--Developing countries; Businesswomen--Developing
countries; Women-owned business enterprises--Developing
countries; Entrepreneurship--Developing countries--Case studies.
Sally Ann Davies-Netzley (2000).
Gendered Capital: Entrepreneurial Women in American Society.
(New York, NY: Garland, 159 p.). Self-employed
women--California--San Diego County--Case studies;
Businesswomen--California--San Diego County--Case studies;
Entrepreneurship--California--San Diego County--Case studies.
Gregory K. Ericksen (1999).
Women Entrepreneurs Only: 12 Women Entrepreneurs Tell the
Stories of Their Success.
(New York, NY: John Wiley, 259 p.). Ernst & Young, LLP.
Self-Employed Women, Businesswomen, Success in Business.
Nancy Kropp Galdy and Peter Ross Range (1995).
Oil and Money: One Woman's Adventures in the World's Largest
Commodity Market.
(New York, NY: Times Books). Galdy, Nancy Kropp, 1947- ; Women
executives--United States--Biography; Petroleum industry and
trade--United States--Biography.
Wendy Gamber (1997).
The Female Economy: The Millinery and Dressmaking Trades,
1860-1930. (Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press,
300 p.). Businesswomen--United States--History; Women
consumers--United States--History; Women’s clothing
industry--United States--History; Dressmakers--United
States--History; Millinery workers--United States--History.
Robert Goffee and Richard Scase (1985).
Women in Charge: The Experiences of Female Entrepreneurs.
(Boston, MA: Allen & Unwin, 153 p.). Women-owned business
enterprises--Great Britain; Entrepreneurship; Businesswomen;
Small business--Great Britain.
Janet Greenless (2007).
Female Labour Power: Women Workers’ Influence on Business
Practices in the British and American Cotton Industries,
1780-1860. (Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 244 p.). Women
employees--Great Britain--History; Women employees--United
States--History; Industrial organization--Great
Britain--History; Industrial organization--United
States--History; Cotton textile industry--Great
Britain--History; Cotton textile industry--United
States--History.
Ed. Beth Harris (2005).
Famine and Fashion: Needlewomen in the Nineteenth Century.
(Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 274 p.). Women
dressmakers--History--19th century; Dressmaking--History--19th
century; Fashion--History--19th century.
Margaret Heffernan (2004).
The Naked Truth: A Working Woman's Manifesto on Business and
What Really Matters. (San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass,
288 p.). Former CEO of five different business (both old economy
and new) in United States and the United Kingdom. Women
executives--Interviews; Businesswomen--Interviews; Women
employees--Promotions; Achievement motivation in women;
Success--Psychological aspects; Ability; Success in business.
--- (2007).
How She Does It: How Women Entrepreneurs Are Changing the Rules
of Business Success. (New York, NY: Viking, 274 p.).
Businesswomen; Women-owned business enterprises.
Women: 1) have tremendous need to
achieve, 2) don’t feel they have safety net or can turn back, 3)
are smart about markets, timing, 4) practice diversity, 5) place
values at heart of their business, take culture very seriously,
6) work from different concept of power than men. Soft skills
are getting hard results.
Sally Helgesen (1990). The Female
Advantage: Women's Ways of Leadership. (New York, NY:
Doubleday Currency, 263 p.). Women executives--United
States--Case studies; Executive ability--Case studies;
Leadership--Case studies.
Margaret Hoskins (1994).
Mary E. Murphy's Contributions to Accountancy. (New
York, NY: Garland Pub., 374 p.). Murphy, Mary E. (Mary
Elizabeth), 1905-1985; Women accountants--United
States--Biography; Accounting--History;
Accounting--Standards--History.
Lynn M. Hudson (2003).
The Making of "Mammy Pleasant": A Black Entrepreneur in
Nineteenth-Century San Francisco. (Urbana, IL:
University of Illinois Press, 193 p.). Pleasant, Mary Ellen,
1814-1904; African American women -- Biography; African
Americans -- Biography; African American businesspeople --
California -- San Francisco -- Biography; Businesswomen --
California -- San Francisco -- Biography; San Francisco (Calif.)
-- Biography; San Francisco (Calif.) -- History -- 19th century;
African Americans -- California -- San Francisco -- History --
19th century; San Francisco (Calif.) -- Race relations.
Karen D. Hughes (2006).
Female Enterprise in the New Economy. (Toronto, ON:
University of Toronto Press, 200 p.). Associate Professor in the
Faculty of Arts, Associate Professor at the School of Business
(University of Alberta). Women -- self-employment; women --
small business ownership. Whether an increasingly entrepreneurial economy offers women
better opportunities for economic success or increases their
risk of poverty and economic insecurity.
Carol H. Krismann (2004).
Encyclopedia of American Women in Business: From Colonial Times
to the Present. (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2
vols.). Businesswomen--United States--History--Encyclopedias;
Businesswomen--United States--Biography--Dictionaries; Women
executives--United States--History--Encyclopedias; Women
executives--United States--Biography--Dictionaries;
Entrepreneurship--United States--History--Encyclopedias.
Susan Ingalls Lewis (2009).
Unexceptional Women: Female Proprietors in
Mid-Nineteenth-Century Albany, New York, 1830–-1885.
(Columbus, OH: Ohio State University Press, 203 p.). Associate
Professor of History (State University of New York at New Paltz).
Self-employed women --New York (State) --Albany; Businesswomen
--New York (State) --Albany; Entrepreneurship --New York (State)
--Albany. Careers of more than 2,000 women who owned, operated
businesses between 1830 and 1885 (most often self-employed
artisans, shopkeepers, petty manufacturers, service providers);
used business as method of self-employment and survival, means
of individual, family mobility, strategy for immigrant
assimilation into urban economy, middle-class lifestyle;
demographic portrait of Albany’s female proprietors, examination
of size, scope, longevity, financing, creditworthiness of their
ventures.
Alicia Sheppard Lupinacci (1998).
Women and Business Ownership: Entrepreneurs in Dallas, Texas.
(New York, NY: Garland Pub., 169 p.).
Businesswomen--Texas--Dallas; Entrepreneurship--Texas--Dallas.
Felicia Mabuza-Suttle with Thebe Ikalafeng
(1999).
Felicia: Dare To Dream. (Rivonia, SA: Zebra Press, 155
p.). Award-Winning Businesswoman, Talk-Show Host. Mabuza-Suttle,
Felicia; Women, Black -- South Africa -- Biography;
Businesswomen -- South Africa -- Biography; Women television
personalities -- South Africa -- Biography; Blacks in television
broadcasting -- South Africa; Talk shows -- South Africa.
Alice Foote MacDougall (1980).
The Autobiography of a Business Woman. (New York, NY:
Arno Press, 205 p. [orig. pub. 1928]). MacDougall, Alice Foote;
Coffee houses. MacDougall, Alice Foote, 1867-1945;
Restaurateurs--New York (State)--New York--Biography;
Coffeehouses--New York (State)--New York. Ran chain of coffee
houses in New York.
Helen Macnaughtan (2004).
Women, Work, and the Japanese Economic Miracle: The Case of the
Cotton Textile Industry, 1945-1975. (New York, NY:
RoutledgeCurzon. Women textile workers--Japan--History--20th
century; Cotton textile
industry--Japan--Employees--History--20th century.
Kirsten K. Madden, Janet A. Sietz & Michele
Pujol (2004).
Bibliography of Female Economic Thought to 1940. (New
York, NY: Routledge, 308 p.). Economics--Bibliography; Women
economists--Bibliography; Social problems--Bibliography;
Feminist economics--Bibliography; Economic
history--Sources--Bibliography; Dissertations,
Academic--Bibliography.
Glenna Matthews (2003).
Silicon Valley, Women, and the California Dream; Gender, Class,
and Opportunity in the Twentieth Century.
(Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 313 p.). Institute of
Urban and Regional Development (University of California,
Berkeley). Women computer industry employees -- California --
Santa Clara Valley. History of women in Silicon Valley in 20th
century; once world’s largest concentration of fruit-processing
plants, now renowned for electronics; production workers in both
have been preponderantly immigrant women; both industries, both
work forces, changing nature of local power structure; many
sources of vitality, ferment that have undergirded region’s
economic might; its wealth has not been equally distributed.
Marjorie Keniston McIntosh (2005).
Working Women in English Society, 1300-1620. (New York,
NY: Cambridge University Press, 291 p.). Distinguished Professor
of History (University of Colorado at Boulder).
Women--Employment--England--History--To 1500;
Women--Employment--England--History--16th century;
Women--Employment--England--History--17th century;
England--Economic conditions--1066-1485; England--Economic
conditions--16th century; England--Economic conditions--17th
century. Middle ground between golden age, unchanging
oppression. Diverse,
changing ways in which English women participated in market
economy; engaged in production, sale of goods, service work,
credit relationships, leasing of property; level of women's
participation in market economy fluctuated considerably under
pressure of demographic, economic, social, cultural change; late
16th century - opportunities largely disappeared, work
concentrated at bottom of economic system.
Glenna Matthews (2003).
Silicon Valley, Women, and the California Dream: Gender, Class,
and Opportunity in the Twentieth Century. (Stanford, CA:
Stanford University Press, 313 p.). Visiting Scholar at the
Institute of Urban and Regional Development (University of
California, Berkeley). Women computer industry
employees--California--Santa Clara Valley.
Melanie J. Mayer & Robert N. DeArmond (2000).
Staking Her Claim: The Life of Belinda Mulrooney, Klondike and
Alaska Entrepreneur. (Athens, OH: Swallow Press/Ohio
University Press, 415 p.). Mulrooney, Belinda, 1872-1967;
Klondike River Valley (Yukon) -- Gold discoveries; Alaska --
Gold discoveries; Women pioneers -- Yukon Territory -- Klondike
River Valley -- Biography; Women pioneers -- Alaska --
Biography; Businesswomen -- Yukon Territory -- Klondike River
Valley -- Biography; Businesswomen -- Alaska -- Biography;
Frontier and pioneer life -- Yukon Territory -- Klondike River
Valley; Frontier and pioneer life -- Alaska.
Eds. Laurie Mercier and Jaclyn Gier (2006).
Mining Women: Gender in the Development of a Global Industry,
1670 to 2000. (New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan, 368
p.). Associate Professor of History (Washington State
University); Director of European Studies and Associate
Professor of History in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher
Education. Women miners--History; Mineral industries--History.
How
gender identities, inequality have been constructed
historically and sustained in mining.
Marilyn Miglin (2002).
Best Face Forward. (Louisville, KY: Chicago Spectrum
Press, 301 p.). Miglin, Marilyn;
Businesswomen--Illinois--Chicago--Biography; Cosmetics
industry--Illinois--Chicago--Biography.
A. Mikaelian (1999).
Women Who Mean Business: Success Stories of Women Over Forty.
(New York, NY: Morrow, 353 p.). Businesswomen--Biography; Women
executives--Biography.
Sramana Mitra (2008).
Entrepreneur Journeys: Volume 1. (Seattle, WA: BookSurge
Publishing, 262 p.). Technology Entrepreneur, Strategy
Consultant in Silicon Valley. Entrepreneurship;
Start-ups--technology--history. World of technology start-ups;
how to navigate entrepreneurial path.
Erlinda Enriquez Panlilio (2000).
Teacher to Tycoon. The Life and Times of Trinidad Diaz Enriquez.
(Pasig City, Philippines: Anvil Pub., 309 p.). Daughter of
Entrepreneur. Enriquez, Trinidad Diaz, 1908- ; Teachers --
Philippines -- Biography; Businesswomen -- Philippines --
Biography.
Laura Pedersen with F. Peter Model (1991).
Play Money: My Brief but Brilliant Career on Wall Street.
(New York, NY: Crown Publishers, 253 p.). American Stock
Exchange; Floor traders (Finance)--United States--Biography.
Nicola Phillips (2006).
Women in Business, 1700-1850. (Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK:
Boydell, 299 p.). Women -- Great Britain -- Economic conditions
-- History -- 19th century; Women -- Great Britain -- Economic
conditions -- History -- 18th century; Businesswomen -- Great
Britain -- History -- 18th century; Businesswomen -- Great
Britain -- History -- 19th century. Major factors which supposedly
prevented women's economic activity had much less impact
than has previously been thought.
Ivy Pinchbeck (1930).
Women Workers and the Industrial Revolution, 1750-1850.
(London, UK: Routledge, 342 p.). Women--Employment--Great
Britain; Industries--Great Britain--History--18th century;
Industries--Great Britain--History--19th century; Great
Britain--Economic conditions--18th century; Great
Britain--Economic conditions--19th century.
Wendy Rue, Karin Abarbanel (1997).
The Dollar Bill Knows No Sex: Lessons in Life and Money.
(New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 213 p.). Founder of National
Association for Female Executives. Self-employed women; Women in
business; Women-owned business enterprises; New business
enterprises--Management; Entrepreneurship; Success in business.
Martha Shirk, Anna S. Wadia ; preface by Marie
C. Wilson and Sara K. Gould (2002).
Kitchen Table Entrepreneurs: How Eleven Women Escaped Poverty
and Became Their Own Bosses. (Boulder, CO: Westview
Press, 306 p.). Self-employed women--United States--Biography;
Businesswomen--United States--Biography; Women-owned business
enterprises--United States--Case studies;
Entrepreneurship--United States--Case studies.
Suzanne Short (2002).
Wisdom Daddy Taught Me: A Path from Poverty to Prosperity.
(Dallas, TX: Brown Books, 345 p.). Short, Suzanne; Parenting;
Money; Independence.
A. David Silver (1994).
Enterprising Women: Lessons from 100 of the Greatest
Entrepreneurs of Our Day. (New York, NY: American
Management Association, 318 p.). Businesswomen--United States;
Women-owned business enterprises--United States;
Entrepreneurship--United States; Women executives--United
States.
Cheryl A. Smith; Foreword by Laurent Parks
Daloz (2005).
Market Women: Black Women Entrepreneurs--Past, Present, and
Future. (Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers. African
American women executives; African American businesspeople;
Businesswomen--United States.
Edith Sparks (2006).
Capital Intentions: Female Proprietors in San Francisco,
1850-1920. (Chapel Hill, NC: University of North
Carolina Press, 320 p.). Assistant Professor of History
(University of the Pacific). Businesswomen--California--San
Francisco--History; Women-owned business
enterprises--California--San Francisco--History.
Women entrepreneurs who started
businesses that combined family with money-making: who they
were, why they started businesses, how they attracted customers
and managed finances, how they dealt with failure.
Deborah Valenze (1995).
The First Industrial Woman. (New York, NY: Oxford
University Press, 251 p.). Professor of History (Barnard
College, Columbia University). Women--Employment--Great
Britain--History--19th century.
Underlying
assumptions about gender and work that informed
transformation of English society, ideas about economic
progress.
Barbra Mann Wall (2005).
Unlikely Entrepreneurs: Catholic Sisters and the Hospital
Marketplace, 1865-1925. (Columbus, OH: Ohio State
University Press, 344 p.). Assistant Professor of Nursing
(Purdue University). Catholic hospitals--United
States--Administration--History--19th century; Catholic
hospitals--United States--Administration--History--20th century;
Monasticism and religious orders for women--United
States--History--19th century; Monasticism and religious orders
for women--United States--History--20th century; Pastoral
medicine--Catholic Church--History--19th century; Pastoral
medicine--Catholic Church--History--20th century; Hospitals,
Religious--history--United States; Catholicism--United States;
History, 19th Century--United States; History, 20th
Century--United States; Hospitals, Religious--economics--United
States.
Sandra J. Wells (1998).
Women Entrepreneurs: Developing Leadership for Success.
(New York, NY: Garland, 178 p.). Women-owned business
enterprises--United States--Case studies; Businesswomen--United
States--Case studies; Self-employed women--United States--Case
studies; Entrepreneurship--United States--Case studies; Success
in business--United States--Case studies.
Eds. Friederike Welter, David Smallbone and
Nina Isakova (4/2006).
Enterprising Women in Transition Economies. (Burlington,
VT: Ashgate, 236 p.). Professor (University of Siegen) and
affiliated to the Rhine-Westfalia Institute for Economic
Research; Professor of Small Business and Entrepreneurship and
Associate Director of the Small Business Research Centre
(Kingston University); Senior Researcher at the Center for
Scientific and Technological Potential and Science History
Studies (National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine).
Businesswomen--Former communist countries; Women-owned business
enterprises--Former communist countries;
Entrepreneurship--Former communist countries.
Female entrepreneurship in
European economies that operated under central planning until
1990.
Dorothy Whitner (2003).
Life and Times. (Victoria, BC: Trafford Publishing, 433
p.). Second woman in the State of Virginia to obtain her CPA.
Whitner, Dorothy; Accountants -- Canada; Bookkeeping--History.
Kathleen Broome Williams (2004).
Grace Hopper: Admiral of the Cyber Sea. (Annapolis, MD:
Naval Institute Press, 240 p.). Hopper, Grace Murray; Women
admirals--United States--Biography; Admirals--United
States--Biography; Women computer engineers--United
States--Biography; Computer engineers--United States--Biography.
Sally Zanjani (1997).
A Mine of Her Own: Women Prospectors in the American West,
1850-1950. (Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press,
375 p.). Women miners--West (U.S.)--History; Prospecting--West
(U.S.)--History.
Jean Zimmerman (2006).
The Women of the House: How a Colonial She-Merchant Built a
Mansion, a Fortune, and a Dynasty. (Orlando, FL:
Harcourt, Inc., 399 p.). Philipse, Margaret Hardenbroeck;
Philipse, Margaret Hardenbroeck --Family; Phillips family; Women
merchants --New Netherland --Biography; Merchants --New
Netherland --Biography; New Netherland --Biography; New
Netherland --Commerce --History; New Netherland --Social
conditions; New York (State) --History --Colonial period, ca.
1600-1775 --Biography. 1659 - Hardenbroeck Philipse (22) arrived in New Amsterdam from
Holland; built empire of trading ships, furs, real estate that
included all of Westchester County; became wealthiest in colony.
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Business History Links
100 Women in Hedge Funds
http://www.100womeninhedgefunds.org/
Formed in December 2001 and incorporated as 100 Women in Hedge
Funds Association, Inc. in July 2003. The aim is to help advance
the hedge fund industry and the business activities of
professional women within it. We aim to provide our members and
associates with high-level contacts, services and information
that will enhance and strengthen their organizations. We sponsor
educational programs and seminars, as well as social events,
designed to facilitate broader knowledge and opportunity for our
colleagues. Members and associates are expected to contribute
their talents, expertise and leadership toward the development
and implementation of programs and services that enrich one
another.
The Center for Executive Women
http://www.kellogg.nwu.edu/research/cew/
Established in June of 2001 at the Kellogg School of Management,
The Center for Executive Women (CEW) is a research, resource and
education center. Mission: To understand the issues which impede
women's success in top corporate positions; To expand
corporations' options for better utilizing the talent of their
senior women; To strengthen the management and leadership
capabilities of women in business organizations; To expand
opportunities at senior corporate levels for women in Fortune
1000 companies.
Center for Women's Business Research
http://www.cfwbr.org/
Premier source of knowledge about women business owners and
their enterprises worldwide. Since 1989, the Center has
documented the economic and social contributions of women
business owners and challenged the perceptions of this expanding
economic force.
Committee
of 200
http://www.c200.org/
Exclusive highly networked women business leaders with
unsurpassed collective influence, connecting and advancing women
for a lifetime of business and socially responsible success;
invitation only membership organization of the world’s most
successful women entrepreneurs and corporate leaders; more than
450 members represent over 100 industries in the U.S., Europe,
Asia, Canada and Latin America; members employ more that 2.5
million people; members generate more than $200 billion in
annual revenues.
Council for Women's Entrepreneurship and
Leadership (CWEL)
http://www.bu.edu/entrepreneurship/cwel.htm
Launched in the fall of 2000, is a resource center for and about
women entrepreneurs and leaders that focuses on research,
resources, relevant education, and relationships. It is our
intent to have CWEL become the premier resource center for
research, education and information about women's
entrepreneurship and leadership serving the school, alumni,
University, local and world communities. Each spring, we hold
the Women's Leadership Forum, which features a series of
presentations, panels and discussions with highly visible women
executives and entrepreneurs from around the world.
National Coalition of 100 Black Women
http://www.ncbw.org/intro.html
Founded in 1971 - outgrowth of dedicated African American women
in New York City. In October 1981 (with more than 900 members)
to create a national organization, to expand beyond the
boundaries of New York City, and, accordingly, to include the
term "National" in the original title. Hosts Annual Madam C.J.
Walker Business and Community Recognition Awards (in honor of
the first African American female self-made millionaire and
business leader, Madam C.J. Walker) - to celebrate the rich
tradition of hard work and entrepreneurial spirit that is deeply
rooted in the African-American culture.
The Stevie Awards for Women
Entrepreneurs
http://www.stevieawards.com/women/
Founded in 2002, The Stevie Awards (taken from the name Stephen,
which is derived from the Greek for "crowned") were created to
honor and generate public recognition of the efforts,
accomplishments, and positive contributions of companies and
business people worldwide. All women entrepreneurs and
executives worldwide are eligible to participate. Awards program
has been expanded from 18 to 48 categories - ranges from Best
Young Entrepreneur, Mentor of the Year, Business Turnaround of
the Year, Blog of the Year. The Award is a crystal pyramid held
aloft by Stevie - represents the hierarchy of human needs, a
system often represented as a pyramid that was developed in the
1960s by psychologist Abraham Maslow, who observed that after
their basic needs are met, human beings seek the esteem of their
peers.
Tupperware Film
http://www.thetupperwarefilm.com/
Produced by Laurie Kahn-Leavitt (Blueberry Hill Productions,
Watertown, MA) - story of Earl Silas Tupper, an ambitious but
reclusive small-town inventor, and Brownie Wise, the self-taught
sales-woman who built him an empire out of bowls that burped.
Brownie was an intuitive marketing genius who trained a small
army of Tupperware Ladies to put on Tupperware parties in living
rooms across America in the 1950s. She rewarded her sales force
with minks and modern appliances at extravagant annual jubilees
which the company filmed. Her saleswomen earned thousands, even
millions, selling Tupperware. And the experience changed their
lives.
Veuve Clicquot Business Woman of
the Year Award
http://www.veuveclicquotaward.com/
Established in 1972 to pay tribute to Barbe Nicole Clicquot
Ponsardin. Widowed at 27, she courageously took over her
husband's vineyards and, from modest beginnings, founded a
company of international stature – making her one of the first
business women of modern times. The vineyards of Veuve Clicquot
in Reims adhere to the most stringent environmental standards,
reflecting our own commitment to sustainable development and our
broader recognition of the importance of Corporate Social
Responsibility (CSR) to modern business. We wish to recognise
successful business women who also have a distinguished track
record in spearheading CSR initiatives. They must not only
exhibit awareness of their business impact on society, but also
make real contributions to the community – or the world at
large. Regarded as the "˜Oscars" for women entrepreneurs and
those working in the corporate world in the UK and throughout
the world, it is the first and original international Award
created specially to recognise the contribution that women have
made to business life.
Women and Business
http://www.csulb.edu/~sbsluss/Women_and_Business.html
Developed and maintained by the Women's Studies Section of the
Association of College and Research Libraries.
Women, Enterprise and Society: A Guide
to Resources in the Business Manuscripts Collection at Baker
Library
http://www.library.hbs.edu/hc/wes/
Materials in the Business Manuscripts Collection at Baker
Library that document women's participation in American business
and culture from the eighteenth through the twentieth century.
Women in Entertainment Power 100
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/
film/features/e3ida66693918b8204ddbf03e894cb76792.
Results from this annual survey by the Hollywood Reporter of
"the [entertainment] industry's top female executives." Profiles
are included for the top five women. Provides the ranking
criteria for the list. Does not include a link to archived lists
from past years. From the Hollywood Reporter.
Women Inventors
http://www.ideafinder.com/features/classact/women.htm
Women, Work and the Plastics Industry
(1850s - 2003)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/tupperware/timeline/index.html
"Women Working, 1800-1930"
http://ocp.hul.harvard.edu/ww
Featuring ca. 500,000 pages and images documenting women's roles
in the U.S. economy between 1800 and the Great Depression,
including working conditions, conditions in the home, costs of
living, recreation, health and hygiene, conduct of life,
policies and regulations governing the workplace, and social
issues.
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