Synopsis
Chronicles the fascinating lives and groundbreaking achievements of women in business, including fashion designer Coco Chanel, film studio head Mary Pickford, and Body Shop founder Anita Roddick.
Children's Literature
Six successful women entrepreneurs are featured in this biographical collection for children. Coco Chanel, Oprah Winfrey, and Martha Stewart are among the women executives whose life stories are reviewed in segments such as early years, developing skills and accomplishments. The "Women in Profile" series offers girls a glimpse of a wide range of professions and biographies, making this useful for both career readiness papers and biography book reports. Full color photographs, original first person quotes and key event timelines provide a supplement to each biography.