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Business
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Beatrice Alexander 
 A biography of Beatrice "Madame" Alexander, designer and founder of the Alexander Doll Company and "one of the foremost female entrepreneurs of the twentieth century." Includes timeline, bibliography, and online artifacts (articles, audio clips, facsimiles, letters, photographs, and portraits). From the Jewish Women's Archive. http://jwa.org/exhibits/wov/alexander/ Topics: Business, Correspondence, Judaism, Notable People: Women Last updated Oct 28, 2007 Enterprising Women: 250 Years of American Business
Companion to an exhibit that "brings to life the stories of some 40 intriguing women who helped shape the landscape of American business." Use the timeline to view background about women such as Lydia Pinkham, Madam C.J. Walker, Martha Stewart, and Oprah Winfrey. Also includes mentorship stories, games, and classroom material. Organized by the Schlesinger Library of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University and the National Heritage Museum in Lexington, Massachusetts. http://www.radcliffe.edu/schles/exhibits/enterprisingwomen/ Topics: Business, Notable People: Women Last updated Feb 5, 2008 Online Women's Business Center
This Web site includes well-written articles on subjects of interest to entrepreneurs. Provides information on starting, running, and marketing a business. The site includes a forum, a section of frequently asked questions, and links to related sites. The information is directed at women but would be of interest to any entrepreneur. Some information and links available in several other languages. From the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). http://www.onlinewbc.gov/ Topics: Business, Business, Notable People: Women Last updated Jun 3, 2006 Women & the Economy
This website focuses on the position of women in the economy. Topics includes a brief history of economic thinkers (such as Adam Smith and John Maynard Keynes); background about money, banking, debt, economics and war, and feminist economics; women's economic contributions and economic inequality; women and globalization; and economic alternatives, such as barter systems and food buying clubs. Also includes stories about individual women. From the UN Platform for Action Committee (UNPAC). http://www.unpac.ca/economy/index2.html Topics: Economics, Notable People: Women Last updated May 29, 2007 The World's Most Powerful Women
This "annual listing of the 100 most powerful women in the world is based on a power ranking that is the composite of visibility (measured by press citations) and economic impact." The list can be sorted by rank, name, occupation, and country. The site features articles about women of various types such as "angels and demons," "media muscle women," women politicians, women in technology, and women who almost made the list. From Forbes.com. http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/11/06women_The-100-Most-Powerful-Women_land.html Topics: Notable People: Women Last updated Jan 24, 2007 |
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