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11 profiles

19th Century & Earlier

Born before 1870 · 3
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Hetty Green

1834-1916

Wall Street's Richest Woman & Value Investor

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First Woman Nominated for U.S. President, 1872

Madam C. J. Walker by Addison N. Scurlock

America's First Self-Made Female Millionaire

Mid-20th Century

Born 1911–1950 · 3
Mary Wells Lawrence at her desk at Wells Rich Greene in 1969

Adversiting Exec, First Female CEO of a Public Company

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Tech Pioneer, Founder & Philanthropist

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Dolly Parton

1946-2026

Songwriter, Singer, Entrepreneur, and Philanthropist

Modern Era

Born after 1950 · 5
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Lisa Su

1969-present

Engineer who turned around the struggling AMD, increasing market cap by 200X+

Time 100 Gala, 2012

Sara Blakely

1971-present

Spanx Founder, Self-Made Billionaire

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Reese Witherspoon

1976-present

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

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Mira Murati

1988-present

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

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Whitney Wolfe Herd

1989-present

Founder of Bumble, Youngest Woman to Take a U.S. Company Public

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