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Charlotte Beers Biography

Charlotte Beersadvertising executiveBorn: 7/26/1935Birthplace: Beaumont, Tex. Adept at combining her business acumen with a little Southern charm, Beers has paved the way for women to succeed…

Linda Wachner Biography

Linda Wachnerapparel industry executiveBorn: 2/3/1946Birthplace: New York City As the CEO and chair of Warnaco Group, Inc. and Authentic Fitness Corp., and the first woman to lead a Fortune…

Ty Warner Biography

Ty Warnertoy industry executiveBorn: 1940Birthplace: Illinois Little personal information is available on Warner except through his creations. As creator of the 1990s toy phenomenon Beanie…

Marjory Stoneman Douglas Biography

Marjory Stoneman Douglaspioneering conservationist Born: 4/7/1890Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minn. Douglas was raised in New England and attended Wellesley College in Massachusetts. After…

Francoise Outelas Biography

Francoise Outelasearly French colonial settler, businesswomanBorn: ?Birthplace: ? Although very little is known about Outelas, particularly her childhood, it is evident from a handful of…

Eliza E. Mother George Biography

Eliza E. “Mother” George Civil War nurseBorn: Oct. 20, 1808Birthplace: Bridport, Vt. Of her early life, little is known. Born Elizabeth Hamilton, she later married W. L. George and had three…

Bess Sheehan Biography

Bess Sheehan historian, preservationistBorn: April 16, 1882Birthplace: near Jackson, Mich. Sheehan was born Bess May Vrooman; she studied American history at the University of Michigan, where…

Catherine Beecher Biography

Catherine Beecher Writer and educator Born: 1800 Beecher was a pioneer in health and physical education for American girls and women. She developed a widely used system of calisthenics that…

Senda Berenson Biography

Senda Berenson athleteBorn: 1868 Berenson developed the game of women's basketball, which she introduced at Smith College in 1893. The game was a landmark for women's athletics and quickly…

Jeanne Lanvin Biography

Jeanne Lanvin fashion designerBorn: 1867 Jeanne Lanvin was famous for creating the unfitted, chemise-style flapper dress. She first designed the loose, flowing dress for her little daughter,…