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Female entrepreneurs. American entrepreneur, television host and media executive Oprah Winfrey receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom from US President Barack Obama in 2013. Finnish entrepreneur Armi Ratia (1912–1979), founder of the Marimekko textile and home decorating company. Female entrepreneurs are women who organize and manage an ...
Madam C. J. Walker (born Sarah Breedlove; December 23, 1867 – May 25, 1919) was an American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and political and social activist. She is recorded as the first female self-made millionaire in America in the Guinness Book of World Records. [1] Multiple sources mention that although other women (like Mary Ellen ...
There were 337 women listed on the world's billionaires as of 4 April 2023, up from 327 in 2022. [1] Since 2021, Françoise Bettencourt Meyers has been listed as the world's wealthiest woman. According to a 2021 billionaire census, women make up 11.9% of the billionaire cohort, and "just over half of all female billionaires are heiresses, with ...
Riana Lynn is a scientist, investor, and Artificial Intelligence patent holder. [1] [2] She is the founder and CEO of the software startup Journey Foods which uses an "in-house automated scientist," JourneyAI that now provides product formulation services to food companies after launching with micro foods as nutrient-dense snacks called Journey Bites.
Observing women entrepreneurship on every day. Women's Entrepreneurship Day (WED) is a day celebrated annually on 15 November on which the work of women entrepreneurs is observed and discussed, held every day of each year. [1] The inaugural event was held in New York City at the United Nations, with additional events being held simultaneously ...
Kristi Ross is an entrepreneur based in Chicago.She is co-CEO and President of tastytrade, Inc., a financial media company [1] and parent company to tastyworks, an online brokerage firm; [2] Quiet Foundation, Inc., a registered investment advisory firm; [3] the Small Exchange, Inc., a futures exchange awaiting CFTC approval; [4] and dough, LLC, a new fee free online brokerage firm launching ...
Lori Greiner is an American television personality and entrepreneur. She is known for her QVC show Clever & Unique Creations (2000–present) for which she has been called the "Queen of QVC", and for being an investor on the reality series Shark Tank (2012–present). She has hundreds of inventions and holds over 120 patents.
Women Employed (WE) Women Employed is a nonprofit advocacy organization based in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1973, Women Employed's mission is to improve women's economic status and remove barriers to economic equity. They promote fair workplace practices, increase access to training and education, and provide women with tools and information ...