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Women in History: Girl Bosses

Check out these incredible stories of women entrepreneurs and business women through history.

Arapahoe Libraries

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  • In the Company of Women

    Inspiration and Advice From Over 100 Makers, Artists, and Entrepreneurs

    Bonney, Grace,
    A fun book to flip through for inspiration from over 100 diverse women making an impact.
    BookNew York, NY : Artisan, [2016] — 338.09252 BONNEY
  • A funny, heartfelt read about following your gut and finding your own unique path to success.
    BookNew York : Portfolio Hardcover, 2014. — 381 AMORUSO
  • Lean in

    Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

    Sandberg, Sheryl
    A bestselling staple in leadership and business from one of Fortune magazines Most Power Women in Business.
    BookNew York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2013. — 658.409208 SANDBERG
  • Tech Boss Lady

    How to Start-up, Disrupt, and Thrive as a Female Founder

    Gascoigne, Adriana,
    As the founder of Girls in Tech, Adriana Gascoigne shares her story of both successes and failures.
    BookNew York : Seal Press, 2019. — 658.11082 GASCOIGNE
  • What It Takes

    How I Built a $100 Million Business Against the Odds

    Moya-Jones, Raegan,
    A tenacious entrepreneur who went from stuck in a rut to setting goals and carving her own path to independent success.
    Book[New York] : Portfolio/Penguin, [2019] — 338.04092 MOYA-JONES
  • Mademoiselle

    Coco Chanel and the Pulse of History

    Garelick, Rhonda K., 1962-
    A detailed biography of the fashion icon who changed the way women dressed all over the world.
    BookNew York : Random House, [2014] — B CHANEL
  • The Other

    How to Own Your Power at Work as a Woman of Color

    Pierre-Bravo, Daniela,
    Daniela Pierre-Bravo's amazing story of rising up the ranks and owning her power as a woman of color in the workplace.
    BookNew York : Legacy Lit, 2022. — 331.4089 PIERRE-BRAVO
  • A name often passed over for the Vanderbilts of the age, Hetty Green was a powerful women in her time whose impact had lasting effects on the landscape of New York.
    eBookNew York : Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, c2012. — Overdrive eBook
  • Women of the Frontier

    16 Tales of Trailblazing Homesteaders, Entrepreneurs, and Rabble-rousers

    Miller, Brandon Marie
    Not a simple life, living on the frontier was hard work and these women were the original girl bosses.
    BookChicago : Chicago Review Press, c2013. — YA 978 MILLER
  • When Women Lead

    What They Achieve, Why They Succeed, and How We Can Learn From Them

    Boorstin, Julia,
    This is a deep dive into the stories of sixty women CEOs and leaders, which looks at both their stories and the research on how women bring once-underestimated characteristics to leadership.
    BookNew York : Avid Reader Press, 2022. — 658.409 BOORSTIN