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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 ...
Spouse. Michael Herd. . (m. 2017) . Children. 2. Whitney Wolfe Herd (born July 1, 1989) [1] is an American entrepreneur. She is the founder, executive chair, and former CEO of publicly traded Bumble, an online dating platform, launched in 2014. She is a co-founder of Tinder and was previously its Vice President of Marketing. [2][3]
As a nod to Women’s History month, GOBankingRates searched online news and feature stories to find 10 of the best examples of female entrepreneurs and leaders today. These women, like women of ...
Janice Bryant Howroyd (born September 1, 1952) is an entrepreneur, businesswoman, and author. She is founder and chief executive officer of The ActOne Group, [1] the largest privately held, minority-woman-owned personnel company founded in the U.S. [2][3] Howroyd is the first African-American woman to build and own a billion dollar company. [4 ...
Some names such as Marie Curie and Ada Lovelace are widely known, many other women have been active inventors and innovators in a wide range of interests and applications, contributing important developments to the world in which we live. [2] [3] The following is a list of notable women innovators and inventors displayed by country.
Cher Wang. Cher Wang (Chinese: 王雪紅; pinyin: Wáng Xuěhóng; born 15 September 1958) is a Taiwanese entrepreneur. As co-founder and chairperson (since 2007 [2]) of HTC Corporation and integrated chipset maker VIA Technologies, she is one of the most successful women in computer technology. [3]
Women's Entrepreneurship Day (WED) is a day 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 in several other countries. 144 nations overall recognized the first WED in 2014, which included the presentation of the Women's ...