Marguerite Laurent
Canadian entrepreneur who was born into slavery
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Sarah Deblois
1700s and 1800s Canadian merchant
Vénérande Robichaux
1800s Canadian businesswoman
Rose Fortune
African-American-Canadian porter and informal law-enforcement officer in the 1800s
Minnie Bell Adney
Canadian music teacher and businesswoman
Gabrielle Kibble
Australian public offician in infrastructure development and urban planning, as well as education
Marion Donovan
Inventor of the disposable diaper
Barbara Holdridge
Co-founder of Caedmon Records in 1952 and a pioneer in spoken word literary recordings, and is considered to have laid the foundation for modern audio books.
Fran Taylor
In 1938, with a $30.00 investment, Fran Taylor started her own company which would go on to become one of the major forces in glass ware design during the 1940s and 1950s.
Sara Little Turnbull
Accomplished American product designer, design innovator, and educator. She advised corporate America on product design for more than six decades and has been described as “corporate America’s secret weapon.”