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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 ...
However, Forbes last reported her net worth to be $220 million in 2015, making her just $30 million shy of the outlet's inaugural list of America's wealthiest self-made women.
Sheila Johnson, America’s first Black female billionaire, on her post-BET act: ‘I see business opportunities and just walk through the door’ Ruth Umoh September 20, 2023 at 3:18 PM
Children. 2. Weili Dai (simplified Chinese: 戴伟立; traditional Chinese: 戴偉立; pinyin: Dài Wěilì) is a Chinese-born American businesswoman. She is the co-founder, former director and former president of Marvell Technology Group. Dai is a successful entrepreneur, [2] and the only female co-founder of a major semiconductor company. [3]
These women are living life at the top. Tamara Gustavson, $5.5 Billion. The richest person in Kentucky, Tamara Gustavson can claim a top spot in America as well, thanks to the self-storage company ...
In 2011, Wurwand launched Financial Independence Through Entrepreneurship (FITE), which works with Kiva to provide small loans to women entrepreneurs in more than 68 countries. Through its global FITE initiative, Dermalogica has created vocational training programs and more than 75,000 loans for women to start or grow a business. [ 14 ]
Catherine Liggins Hughes (born Catherine Elizabeth Woods; April 22, 1947) is an American entrepreneur, radio and television personality and business executive. She has been listed as the second-richest Black woman in the United States, after Oprah Winfrey. She founded the media company Radio One (Urban One), and when the company went public in ...