Full Description
Empowering Stories of Strong Women
"These soaring stories will inspire you to live your dreams!" —Becca Anderson, author of The Book of Awesome Women
Finalist Pacific Book Awards 2018
Dorothy Parker observed, "It's a man's world;" the lady entrepreneurs and game-changers profiled in Women Who Launch would beg to differ. Unlike the matrons of the 1950s, these kick-ass females left their DNA in the annals of time.
A history of women in business and beyond. Juliette Gordon Low showed what's good for the goose is good for the gander when she created the Girl Scouts of America. Sara Joseph Hale, authoress of Mary had a Little Lamb, convinced Lincoln to launch a national day-of-thanks while Anna Jarvis persuaded President Wilson to initiate a day in tribute of mothers. Estee Lauder revolutionized the cosmetics industry. The tradition of these Mothers of Invention continued when, compliments of knitter Krista Suh, the heads of millions were adorned with pink, pussy-cat ears in the largest women's march in history. These women who launched prove, in the words of Rosie the Riveter, "We can do it!"
Biographies of women creators, innovators, and leaders. Women Who Launch is filled with inspiring true stories of women activists, artists, and entrepreneurs who launched some of the most famous companies, brands, and organizations today and changed the world. It is at once a collection of biographies and a testament of female empowerment.
Inside find:
The stories behind renowned companies, brands, and organizations and the diverse women who launched them
Empowering quotes from strong women and those who refused to be kept down
Motivation to all women who want to succeed in their careers, launch companies, and change the world
If you are a fan of books about strong women such as Fabulous Female Firsts, In the Company of Women, or Behind Every Great Man, then you will want to read Women Who Launch.
Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS WOMEN WHO LAUNCH
1. Julia Ward Howe (1861) launched the Battle Hymn of the Repulic
2. Sarah Josepha Hale (1903) launched Thanksgiving
3. Emma Lazarus (1903) launched the Statue of Liberty as an Immigration Icon
4. Coco Channel (1883) launched the House of Channel
5. Helena Rubinstein (1903) launched Helena Rubinstein Cosmetics
6. Elizabeth Magie (1904) launched Monopoly
7. Juliette Gordon Low (1912) launched the Girl Scouts
8. Anna Jarvis (1914) launched Mother's Day
9. Caresse Cosby (1914) launched the modern bra
10. Margaret Sanger (1916) lunched Planned Parenthood
11. Rosie Monroe (1943) launched poster Rosie the Riveter
12. Esther Lauder (1945) launched Estee Lauder
13. Lillian Vernon (1951) launched Lillian Vernon
14. The Landers (1955-1956) launched Dear Abby and Dear Anne Advice Column
15. Ruth Handler (1959) launched Barbie Doll
16. Rachel Carson (1962) launched the Environmental Movement
17. Mahalia Jackson (1963) launched I Ave a Dream Speech
18. Norma McCorvey (1973) launched Supreme Court Ruling
19. Jenny Craig (1983) launched Jenny Craig
20. Sara Blakely (200) lunched Spanx
21. Arianna Huffington (2005) launched Huffington Post
22. Krista Suh (2017) The Pussyhat Project
