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Women Who Changed America: Susan B. Anthony Part 2
The previous article left off when Susan B. Anthony started a newspaper called The Revolution, where she published multiple articles on equal rights for each and every American Citizen, including those who were enslaved. She also spoke out against the horrific...
Women Who Changed America: Susan B. Anthony Part 1
This article is part one of a four part series about Susan B. Anthony and the impact she had on society and politics in the United States. Susan B. Anthony was born on February 15, 1820, in Adams, Massachusetts to a Quaker family who instilled in her the qualities of...
Entrepreneur Spotlight: Tyra Banks
Tyra Banks is a name that practically everyone knows--she is associated heavily with the modeling industry, the fashion scene, and, of course, television. However, even these modes do not cover the full breadth of the entrepreneur world that Banks is involved in. She...
A Brief History of Female Entrepreneurship
Women in the workplace have overcome many obstacles, both legal, societal, and discriminatory. Many factors contributed to the entry of women in the workplace, not just as employees and workers, but as highly successful and intelligent entrepreneurs. In the early 20th...
Five Conferences Specifically Created for Women in Business
This article will provide a list of conferences that are hosted and run individually for women in the business field and female entrepreneurs. Not only do they provide a place for the exchange of ideas and new information, but they also create an opportunity to...
Spotlight: Three of the Fastest Women-Owned Businesses
Overall, women own and run an estimated 8.6 million businesses and contribute approximately $1.3 trillion to the economy. They provide employment opportunities for 7.7 other Americans. Over the course of the last decade, annual sales on behalf of women-owned first...
How to Support Women-Owned Businesses
Historically, women have been underrepresented when it comes to business ownership and entrepreneurship. This effects of a variety of areas--they are given fewer loans, face more obstacles when it comes to gaining funding, and often face misogyny and discrimination in...
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