…States. 2. Frozen is the New Fresh (via Kickstarter) The Business: As the daughter of a single mother who worked three jobs, Brandice Spencer saw firsthand that families don’t always…
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As Hollywood Strikes, Let’s Remember 7 Real-Life Norma Raes
…who organized and galvanized workers into collective action over the years. 1. Kate Mullany Mullany is known as the mother of the country’s first women’s union. The Collar Laundry Union…
Sandi Timberlake: A Little To The Left
…http://www.alittletotheleft.com Twitter @littletotheleft Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/A-Little-To-The-Left/ Reason for starting I am the mother of a gay son who is married to his partner of 20 years. For over 15 years I…
Emily Rabinowitz: Blessed Charm– A Natural Jewelry Designer
…young age. My mother dabbled in jewelry while I was a teenager, and always encouraged me to join her. As a teenager I used it as a way to separate…
She’d Be the First Black, Gay Woman in New York’s State Senate. But That’s Not the Point
…the Change Mays-Williams was raised by a single mother who moved to Washington, D.C. from Trinidad in search of opportunity. Her early life wasn’t without struggles – she recalls living…
Women Entrepreneurs and Female Stereotypes
…her mother, and persistence in business from her father. Adrienne had watched her tough as nails mother build up a women’s fashion brand and wanted to use that knowledge to…
She’s A New Mom Navigating Business Growth And Personal Development
…season I am in right now and becoming a mom, my most “important” role model is my own mother. Before having a baby, I never realized the full time commitment…
They Are Making Natural Toys for Modern Parents
…start their line from their own experiences as mothers – in fact they started their business when they were 21 and 16 years old respectively. They say they were motivated…
Valerie Morales of The Committed Generation: A Woman Enters The Digital Sports World
…grab chocolate. We are the beauty that has happened to us, and we are the damage that represses us. My mother-in-law was murdered. Does that level of chaotic devastation affect…
Michelle Weber: Michelle Weber- Integrated Fitness from the Inside Out
…in a way that benefits both mother and baby! Then to heal and strengthen following birth. I feel that I am helping the world be a bit healthier and happier…
She Almost Died From a Rare Auto Immune Disorder, Now She’s Helping Others on Their Paths to Recovery
Four years ago Sakura Sutter was diagnosed with a rare auto immune disorder that left her covered in painful rashes and kept her homebound. The single-mother and entrepreneur was forced…
Isabel Fernandez: A Better Way to Carry Your Bag
…I plan to use my company as a vehicle for raising awareness and to provide funds and create care packages for the kids (and their mothers) at Shriner’s Hospitals for…
Anita Mahaffey: Lightweight Sleepwear for Men & Women
…2nd half giving it away to charity. I learned so much from him about being a good boss and creating a successful business. The next role model was my mother…
Helping Women Visualize Financial Freedom
…fashion. Her late mother, whom she referred to as “the original cash flow queen,” was an especially important role model throughout her childhood in Tupelo, Miss. “My parents both lived…
12 Holiday Gifts That Give Back
…compact. Chitra Gopalakrishnan launched this business with her mother in order to promote the production of thorthu textiles in India, a traditional process that is slowly dying out. Product: Mexican…