01978oam 2200457 450 991015782510332120190911100035.00-7660-8144-3(OCoLC)967983092(MiFhGG)GVRL05FC(EXLCZ)99371000000100941920160707h20172017 uy 0engurun|---uuuuatxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierWomen entrepreneurs /Kathlyn GayNew York :Enslow Publishing,2017.�20171 online resource (128 pages) illustrations (some color), portraitsDefying convention: women who changed the rules0-7660-8143-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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.Defying convention: women who changed the rules.BusinesswomenUnited StatesHistoryWomen-owned business enterprisesUnited StatesHistoryEntrepreneurshipUnited StatesHistoryBusinesswomenHistory.Women-owned business enterprisesHistory.EntrepreneurshipHistory.338/.04092520973Gay Kathlyn1248895MiFhGGMiFhGGBOOK9910157825103321Women entrepreneurs2894369UNINA