businesswomen

Halley Faust is a young woman striving to climb the corporate ladder. And when the opportunity to launch a new product in France comes her way, she's determined to do whatever it takes to achieve the success she desires.

Discusses the childhood and early life of Peggy Cherng and traces the development of her Chinese restaurant chain, Panda Express.

Discusses the childhood and early life of Angie Bastian and traces the development of her popcorn business, Boomchickapop.

Discusses the childhood and early life of Marie Callender and traces the development of her pie business.

Discusses the childhood and early life of Ruth Fertel and traces the development of her business, Ruth's Chris Steakhouse.

Discusses the childhood and early life of Debbi Fields and traces the development of her cookie business, Mrs. Fields.

Discusses the childhood and early life of Rose Totino and traces the development of her frozen pizza business.

In this economics guide with a feminist twist, the author outlines the sexual history of economics. She argues that there exists a widely applied economic theory that "women should always work for less, or better, for free." She then offers ideas and solutions to combat this problem.

Readers will learn about the women who followed their instincts and rose to the top of a man's game.

Contains entries that examine the lives and careers of American businesswomen in profit-making enterprises from colonial times to the early twenty-first century, interspersed with essays on related topics; arranged alphabetically from A to L.