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Women in Capitalism (66 items)

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The Colorful Life of Wall Street’s First Female Stockbroker

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A Women’s History Month Timeline
An old photograph of a woman operating the first automatic dishwasher, which was invented by a woman.
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Women Entrepreneurs: The Long Walk to Success

Patricia O’Connell
Contributor
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Isabelle Simi: Inspiring a Legacy of Women in Wine

Kathryn Tully
Podcasts

Kathryn Tully, Freelance Journalist on the Art Market
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Pantsing the Competition: How a USMC Vet Pioneered Tactical Gear for Women

Grace Williams
Contributor
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CEO Stories with Gabrielle Kurlander, All Stars Project
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CEO Stories with Kait Hill, Rock City Digital

Patricia O’Connell
Contributor
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CEO Stories with Laura Swanton, Laura Michael Wines

Patricia O’Connell
Contributor
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The Legacy of Gilded Age Heroine Clara Barton

Patricia O’Connell
Contributor
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The Empire That Lice Built: Connecting The Dots With Fairy Tales Hair Care’s Risa Barash

Grace Williams
Contributor
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Women Entrepreneurs in Agriculture: Breaking Through the Grass Ceiling

Chris Latham
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What If Farming Was a 9-to-5? This Farmer Is Rethinking the Business Model

Natalie Burg
Contributor
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CEO Stories: Cher Grant, CEO and Founder of Wazzio, Inc.

Cher Grant
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Corporate Philanthropy Q&A: Can Companies Get Better at Doing Good?

Chris Latham
Podcasts

CEO Stories: Alaina Love, CEO, Purpose Linked Consulting

Alaina Love
CEO, Purpose Linked Consulting
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Beyond Barbie: The Legacy of Mattel Founder Ruth Handler

Patricia O’Connell
Contributor
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Remembering the “Mother” of Monopoly

Bennett Voyles
Contributor
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Wake Forest’s Center for the Study of Capitalism: Can Capitalism Really Be “For Humanity?”

Christina Elson
Executive Director, Center for the Study of Capitalism at Wake Forest University
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From Kitchen Juicer to Whole Foods: Connecting the Dots with Laura Taylor

Grace Williams
Contributor
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CEO STORIES: Cortney Stapleton, Exponent Women | Raising Women’s Deal-Making Power

Cortney Stapleton
Partner at Bliss Integrated Communications and a Founder of Exponent Women
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Beyond Meaningful Work: The General Store

Grace Williams
Contributor
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How a Wine Entrepreneur Avoided a Pandemic Hangover

Grace Williams
Contributor
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Can Minority Business Owners Find Partners in Big Banks?

Alyssa Abkowitz
Contributor
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CEO Stories: Sara Hurst, Bella’s Kitchen

Sara Hurst
Founder, Bella's Kitchen
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Fitness Goes Home Again During COVID-19

Grace Williams
Contributor
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The Women at the Top of Great American Family Businesses

Chris Latham
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Connecting the Dots with Fitz Frames: From Trendy Glasses to PPE

Grace Williams
Contributor
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Giving in the Time of Covid-19: Millie.com

Patricia O’Connell
Contributor
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Charles and Ray Eames: A Design for Working

Bennett Voyles
Contributor
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CEO Stories: Rachel Klausner, Millie

Rachel Klausner
Founder & CEO, Millie
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Dining Bonds: Investing in the Future of Restaurants

Patricia O’Connell
Contributor
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CEO Stories: Karla Mora, Alante Capital

Karla Mora
Founder & Managing Partner, Alante Capital
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CEO Stories: Natalie Mangrum, Maryland Teacher Tutors

Natalie Mangrum
Author & CEO, Maryland Teacher Tutors
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Going Solo: Melissa Kieling on Being a Single-Parent Entrepreneur

Rebecca Brace
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CEO Stories: Re-imagining Baltimore’s 19th Century Buildings for the 21st

Thibault and Lola Manekin
Seawall Development and Movement Lab
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CEO Stories: Secrets of successful women

Veronica Dagher
Author, The Wall Street Journal's ebook, Resilience
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CEO Stories: Life By Design

Darrah Brustein
Author, Consultant & Entrepreneur
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CEO Stories: An agent for change

Stacy Lewis
LPGA Leader and Brand Ambassador
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How Howard University and HBCUs Foster Young Entrepreneurs

Chris Latham
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CEO Stories: Keeping an eye on Oculogica

Rosina Samadani, Ph.D.
CEO and Board of Advisors
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Coming to an Empty Space Near You…For A Limited Time

Grace Williams
Contributor
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‘Tis the Season: Giving and Giving Back

Patricia O’Connell
Contributor
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CEO Stories: From Promise to Proof

Dr. Christina Lampe-Onnerud
Founder & CEO of Cadenza Innovation
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CEO Stories: Designing Powerful and Engaging Events

Jennifer D. Collins
President & CEO of JDC Events
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Dr. Bessie Moore: A Financial Literacy Pioneer

Patricia O’Connell and Michael Munevar
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CEO Stories: Navigating the Consumer Health Care Experience

Kara Trott
Founder and CEO of Quantum Health
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How to Build a Diverse Workforce for the Global Economy

Jan Alexander
Contributor
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Sabrina Kay: Innovating Higher Education
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Seeds of Change: How Women Owners Are Driving Business Growth in the Wellness Sector

Denise Bedell
Contributor
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Josie Natori: Heritage and Ambition
Several stacks of quarters and other coins with a marble sitting on top.
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Uplifting The Home Country

Chris Latham
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CEO Stories: Moms as Entrepreneurs

Keisha Ransome and Tammira Lucas
The Moms As Entrepreneurs Academy
A photograph of a man holding a white dog in his arms.
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Category Creators: Building a Market From Scratch

Denise Bedell
Contributor
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Cookies & Capitalism

Patricia O’Connell
Contributor
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The Future of Capitalism
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CEO Stories: A Modern View of the Hoovers

Margaret Hoover
American Commentator
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How Samasource Reverses Poverty One Job at a Time

Jan Alexander
Contributor
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CEO Stories: Never Settle – The Story of Tana Greene

Tana Greene
CEO of The Greene Group
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CEO Stories: Communicating Success

Sandy Hillman
CEO of Sandy Hillman Communications
Lucille Ball on the set of I Love Lucy.
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That’s Show Business

Patricia O’Connell
Contributor
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Funding the Next Generation of Women Entrepreneurs

Vicki Saunders
Founder, SheEO
Umber Ahmad
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Capitalism: Creating Opportunity and Wealth to Make a Difference

Umber Ahmad
Owner and Creator, Mah-Ze-Dahr Bakery NYC
Miko Branch
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Building a Ground-Breaking Business From the Ground Up

Miko Branch
Co-founder and CEO, Miss Jessie's
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Madam C. J. Walker: Against All Odds
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Helena Rubinstein: Creating a Market