In May of each year, on one day, most of us take some time to celebrate our mothers. It would be nice to celebrate the women who gave birth to us, the women who nurtured us through many of life‘s ups and down and the women who made sacrifices for us so that we could live our dreams EVERY day, but our busy lives generally preclude that option. One special day and its celebration is a declaration of the importance of motherhood!
Do you have new and creative ideas you wish to develop as a business? Or are you already a business entrepreneur? Then you are following in the footsteps of many women before you who both developed new business concepts and contributed significantly to the strength of American businesses throughout U.S. history. In this month’s column, we’ll acquaint you with some of the women entrepreneurs who changed the “Her Story” of business in our country.
A Look at Women Then And Now. The month of April brings a serious task to most Americans: organizing, compiling and completing the forms that identify our federal and state tax obligations. As you prepare your tax forms, think back to women in the 1800s and before, who had no money of their own and weren’t allowed to even inherit money or property from their husbands. In fact, at the time of the 1848 Women’s Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, New York, married women WERE their husband’s property!
In the 1970s, a small group of committed feminist activists in California began an organization they called the National Women‘s History Research Project (later called the National Women‘s History Project or NWHP—see www.nwhp.org). Why is this important? Because the participants in this group successfully lobbied Congress for a National Women‘s History Week!
the women who gave birth to us, the women who nurtured us through many of life‘s ups and down and the women who made sacrifices for us so that we could live our dreams EVERY day, but our busy lives generally preclude that option. One special day and its celebration is a declaration of the importance of motherhood! 
the footsteps of many women before you who both developed new business concepts and contributed significantly to the strength of American businesses throughout U.S. history. In this month’s column, we’ll acquaint you with some of the women entrepreneurs who changed the “Her Story” of business in our country.
Listen as Jill was interviewed on the talk radio show – Girlfriend We Gotta Talk.
National Women‘s History Research Project (later called the National Women‘s History Project or NWHP—see www.nwhp.org). Why is this important? Because the participants in this group successfully lobbied Congress for a National Women‘s History Week!