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10 profiles

19th Century & Earlier

Born before 1870 · 2
Portrait of Hetty Green, the

Hetty Green

1834-1916

Wall Street's Richest Woman & Value Investor

Finance
Entrepreneurship
Madam C. J. Walker by Addison N. Scurlock

Madam C.J. Walker

1867-1919

First Female Self-Made Millionaire

Business
Entrepreneurship
Activism

Mid-20th Century

Born 1911–1950 · 2
Mary Wells Lawrence at her desk at Wells Rich Greene in 1969

Mary Wells Lawrence

1928-2024

Adversiting Exec, First Female CEO of a Public Company

Business
Entrepreneurship
Technology
Image of Stephanie Shirley

Stephanie Shirley

1933-2025

Tech Pioneer, Founder & Philanthropist

Technology
Entrepreneurship
Activism

Modern Era

Born after 1950 · 6
Image of File:Lisa T. Su, PCAST Member.jpg

Lisa Su

1969 - present

AMD CEO & Semiconductor Pioneer

Technology
Business
Entrepreneurship
Time 100 Gala, 2012

Sara Blakely

1971-present

Spanx Founder, Self-Made Billionaire

Business
Entrepreneurship
Image of Reese reminds me a bit of medieval lit prof, Kathryn Kerby-Fulton.

Reese Witherspoon

1976-present

Oscar-Winning Actress, Emmy-Winning Producer, Media CEO

Activism
Business
Entrepreneurship
AI-generated portrait of Mira Murati

Mira Murati

1988-present

CTO Behind ChatGPT, DALL-E, Tesla Model X & Thinking Machines Lab Founder

Technology
Entrepreneurship
Activism
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Whitney Wolfe Herd

1989-present

Youngest Woman CEO to IPO, TIME 100 Leader, Forbes 30 Under 30

Business
Entrepreneurship
Technology
Image of Lucy Guo

Lucy Guo

1994-present

Youngest Self-Made Female Billionaire, Scale AI Cofounder

Technology
Entrepreneurship
Business

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