Women entrepreneurs / / Kathlyn Gay

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910157825103321
• Autore: Gay Kathlyn
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York : , : Enslow Publishing, , 2017; �2017
• ISBN: 0-7660-8144-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (128 pages) : illustrations (some color), portraits
• Collana: Defying convention: women who changed the rules
• Disciplina: 338/.04092520973
• Soggetti: Businesswomen - United States - History; Women-owned business enterprises - United States - History; Entrepreneurship - United States - History
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- Before and after the Revolution -- Striving amidst wars -- Women in beauty and fashion businesses -- Diverse business women in the twentieth century -- Success during turmoil -- Contemporary women entrepreneurs.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book celebrates the many women, such as Madame C. J. Walker, Elizabeth Arden, Weili Dai, and Oprah Winfrey, who broke down the barriers and became successful entrepreneurs. Their successes inspired other women, who in turn, inspired others, until women became fixtures in the world of business.