Tag: Businesswoman

A pioneering milliner, famous for her custom-made hats, and one of the first African-American women to own a business in downtown Philadelphia.
Category: Business & Entrepreneurship, Fashion & Beauty.

A media personality, socialite, actress, and businesswoman.
Category: Media, Business & Entrepreneurship, Fashion & Beauty.

Fashion designer and philanthropist, the founder of the Donna Karan New York and DKNY clothing labels.
Category: Fashion & Beauty.

A businesswoman and plantation owner in South Carolina, who cultivate indigo, making it the second cash crop export of the colony.
Category: Business & Entrepreneurship.

Businesswoman and engineer, the President and Chief Operating Officer of SpaceX.
Category: Science & Technology, Business & Entrepreneurship.

The first woman to own a seat on the New York Stock Exchange, known as “The first woman of finance.”
Category: Economics & Finance, Business & Entrepreneurship, Philanthropy.

Country music singer-songwriter, producer, actress, businesswoman, philanthropist, and author. The most honored female country performer of all time.
Category: Music, Theater & Cinema, Media.

The legendary manager of the Ryman Auditorium, the largest music venue in Nashville, TN, and the first woman to hold this position.
Category: Music, Business & Entrepreneurship.

Founder of the media company Urban Radio (Radio One) and the first African-American woman to head a publicly traded corporation.
Category: Media, Business & Entrepreneurship.

One of the most senior and wealthy women in the tech business. Author of the book and founder of the movement “Lean In.”
Category: Business & Entrepreneurship, Activism & Feminism.