19th Century & Earlier
Born before 1870 · 2Victoria Woodhull
1838-1927
First Woman Nominated for U.S. President, 1872
Madam C.J. Walker
1867-1919
America's First Self-Made Female Millionaire
Mid-20th Century
Born 1911–1950 · 3Mary Wells Lawrence
1928-2024
Adversiting Exec, First Female CEO of a Public Company
Modern Era
Born after 1950 · 4Sallie Krawcheck
1964-present
CEO, 'Last Honest Analyst,' Led Merrill Lynch Turnaround & Co-Founded Ellevest
Lisa Su
1969-present
Engineer who turned around the struggling AMD, increasing market cap by 200X+
Reese Witherspoon
1976-present
Oscar-Winning Actress, Emmy-Winning Producer, Media CEO
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