Bonney, Grace

Summary: Across the globe, women are embracing the entrepreneurial spirit and starting creative businesses. In the Company of Women profiles over 100 of these influential and creative women from all ages, races, backgrounds, and industries. Chock-full of practical, inspirational advice for those looking to forge their own paths, these interviews detail the keys to success (for example, going with your...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Artisan 2016

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 651 BON

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Business Bonney

Ball, Erica

Summary: Madam C. J. Walker-reputed to be America's first self-made woman millionaire-has long been celebrated for her rags-to-riches story. Born to former slaves in the Louisiana Delta in the aftermath of the Civil War, married at fourteen, and widowed at twenty, Walker spent the first decades of her life as a laundress, laboring in conditions that paralleled the lives of countless poor and...

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WALKER, C.J. BAL

Paxton, Shelley

Summary: "High-flying Harley-Davidson executive Shelley Paxton had an enviable life by most measures - money, travel, excitement. Yet the trappings of success hid a growing discontent, which spiraled into addiction, divorce and despair before a long-overdue breakforced her to face all the fears and dreams she'd been ignoring. She left a 26-year corporate career and took a "Soulbattical" - a deeply...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Tiller Press 2020

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 338.7 PAX

Westerhout, Madeline

Summary: "From the first day President Trump stepped into the White House, Madeleine Westerhout was by his side, first as his executive assistant, then as the Director of Oval Office Operations. From her desk outside the Oval, she saw everyone who came in to see the president. She placed his phone calls, and was in the room for several historic moments. During her time working with President Trump at...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Street 2020

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Mastromonaco, Alyssa

Summary: "If your funny older sister were the former deputy chief of staff to President Barack Obama, her behind-the-scenes political memoir would look something like this. WHO THOUGHT THIS WAS A GOOD IDEA? is an intimate and admiring portrait of a president, a candid book of advice for young women, and a promising debut from a savvy political star"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Twelve 2017

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Mastromonaco, Alyssa

Summary: Presents a collection of personal reflections, essays, and interviews on topics of relevance to today's young women, from politics and careers to social media and relationships.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Twelve 2019

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Clinton, Chelsea

Summary: Profiles the lives of thirteen American women who have left their mark on U.S. history, including Harriet Tubman, Helen Keller, Margaret Chase Smith, and Oprah Winfrey.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2017

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