Thérèse de Couagne
Like many other widows of 1700s Canada, Thérèse de Couagne played an active role in the economy of New France by taking in hand her deceased husband’s business.
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Sophia Dalton
1800s Canadian newspaper publisher
Ankita Dhussa
American user experience strategist
Anna Florence Grant
Early 1900s Boston printer
Catherine Livingstone
Catherine Livingstone has made a notable contribution to Australian research and business as a director and chair of a diverse range of organisations.
Leanne Miller
Leanne Miller has made significant contributions to the welfare of Aboriginal communities in Victoria, Australia.
Sarah Horton Cockrell
Texan business woman, known for her contributions to the economic and infrastructural development of the town of Dallas from 1858 until her death, when she is reported to have owned approximately a quarter of what was then downtown Dallas and is said to have been one of Texas’ first millionaires.
Mary Meta Stack
Irish founder of the Women’s League of Health and Beauty promoting physical activity and exercise
Kewpie
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Carmel Hillyard
Australian businesswoman and scientist