History Talks

Women in Business: Shattering the Glass Ceiling

Meet the fascinating women who broke barriers to succeed in business where no women had gone before.

Pioneer entrepreneurs from the cosmetic industry include Elizabeth Arden, Helena Rubenstein, Madame C. J. Walker and Estee Lauder; from aviation came Olive Beech and in publishing, Katharine Graham whose Washington Post exposed Watergate and the Pentagon Papers. Other notable trail blazers include Brownie Wise who made Tupperware a national phenomenon and Ruth Handler of Barbie dolls and Mattel toys fame.

Learn about many other brilliant hard-working women who marched into history in their high heels and made a place for all who followed.