Florida J Wolfe
Prominent African-American socialite, cattle rancher, and philanthropist in El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juárez, around the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Irene Moorman Blackstone
African-American businesswoman and club member who became active in the fight for women’s suffrage.
Ann O’Donnell
New Zealand farmer, grocer, hotel proprietor
Vy Higginsen
Influential figure in the world of entertainment, particularly recognized for her contributions in radio, theater, and music production.
Mary Anderson
American real estate developer, rancher, and inventor, best known for inventing the windshield wiper.
Henrietta Duterte
African-American abolitionist and undertaker in Philadelphia.
Josephine Beall Willson Bruce
Educator and activist who worked closely with Booker T. Washington, and the first African-American on the faculty of a Cleveland public school.
Josephine Roche
American humanitarian, labor activist, and businesswoman.
Eulalie de Mandéville
Businesswoman and a prominent figure in New Orleans society during the early 19th century.
Fannie Mae Duncan
African American-entrepreneur and civil rights pioneer in Colorado Springs best known for establishing the Cotton Club, an integrated jazz club