businesswomen

Shari Fitzpatrick tells the story of her life, focusing on her decision at age twenty-five in 1989 to leave her job as a stockbroker and start a chocolate-dipped strawberry business, and shares the lessons she learned along the way to creating a multimillion dollar company.

A biography of the African-American woman who went from being a laundress to a self-made millionaire.

Profiles the lives of ten women who became leaders in business and industry, including entrepreneur Madam C.J. Walker, publisher Katharine Graham, presidential advisor Alice Rivlin, and financial analyst Elaine Garzarelli.

A biography of Sarah Breedlove Walker who, though born in poverty, pioneered in hair and beauty care products for black women, and became a great financial success.

Discusses the origin and growth of the company that grew out of the popularity of the decorating and entertaining ideas of the creative and hard-working Martha Stewart.