Business

Women's Firsts in Business

From the first Fortune 500 CEO to modern tech founders, these women broke through the corporate glass ceiling.

2 firsts documented

business 1910 Who Was the First Self-Made Woman Millionaire? Madam C.J. Walker Born Sarah Breedlove, she built a hair care empire from $1.50, employing 25,000 agents and earning a Guinness World Record as the first self-made female millionaire. business 1972 Who Was the First Woman CEO of a Fortune 500 Company? Katharine Graham Katharine Graham led the Washington Post Company through the Pentagon Papers and Watergate, becoming the first woman to head a Fortune 500 firm.