Sarah Colby
Sarah Colby (1786-1862) ran a millinery shop in Boston
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Susan Charter
Susan Charter (ca.1823-1875) was the first woman to open a photography studio in Boston.
Viola Berlin
Two sisters, Viola Berlin and Florence Berlin, ran the Exeter Street Theater for many years, turning it into a popular place to see foreign films. The theater closed in 1984.
Amanda Melvina Lougee
Suffragist and inventor who took over management of Clifton Manufacturing Company when her brother died
Anna Bobbitt Gardner
In 1932, Anna Bobbitt Gardner (1901-97) became the first African American women to be awarded a bachelor’s degree from the New England Conservatory of Music.
Betsey Draper
Betsey Draper (1784-1871) is considered West Roxbury’s first librarian, housing the town’s book collection in her store.
Ellen Hartnett
Rose from being a millinery worker in 1860 to a shop owner with capital twenty-five years later.
Lillian Moller Gilbreth
“America’s first lady of engineering”, industrial efficiency expert.
Kate Gleason
The USA’s first woman engineer, “Concrete Kate” Gleason, mechanical engineer and house builder.
Dorothée Pullinger
Aero and automobile engineer and entrepreneur.