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Go-Getters: Peggy Hopkins Joyce
Season 6 Episode 75
Peggy Hopkins Joyce (1893-1957) was an American actress, model and socialite known for her multiple marriages to millionaires.
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1 year, 4 months ago
Go-Getters: Shade Thomas-Fahm
Season 6 Episode 74
Shade Thomas-Fahm (b. 1933) is a pioneering Nigerian fashion designer who launched the nation’s first high-end boutique selling locally-made ready-to…
1 year, 4 months ago
Go-Getters: Julia de Burgos
Season 6 Episode 73
Julia de Burgos (1914-1953) was a celebrated Puerto Rican poet, feminist, and activist. She was known for her powerful, introspective writing on them…
1 year, 4 months ago
Go-Getters: Mary Kay Ash
Season 6 Episode 72
Mary Kay Ash (1918-2001) was an American businesswoman and founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics, Inc. — one of the most well-known direct sales companies. A…
1 year, 4 months ago
Go-Getters: Rose O’Neill
Season 6 Episode 71
Rose O’Neill (1874-1944) was an American cartoonist, illustrator, artist, and writer. She rose to fame for her creation of the popular comic strip ch…
1 year, 4 months ago
Go-Getters: Felisa Rincón de Gautier
Season 6 Episode 70
Felisa Rincón de Gautier (1897-1994), affectionately known as Doña Fela, was the first female Mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico from 1946 to 1969. Durin…
1 year, 4 months ago
Go-Getters: Sarah Rector
Season 6 Episode 69
Sarah Rector (1902-1967) was known as the richest Black girl in America. She was given allotted land by the United States government in Oklahoma, whi…
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Go-Getters: Vivienne Westwood
Season 6 Episode 68
Vivienne Westwood (1941- 2022) was a British fashion designer, businesswoman and activist known for creating the modern punk aesthetic. She took coun…
1 year, 4 months ago
Go-Getters: Ahaha
Season 6 Episode 67
Ahaha (fl. c.1870 BC) was one of the world’s earliest known businesswomen. Part of a thriving community of merchants and merchants’ wives in the Assy…
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Go-Getters: Catherine I
Season 6 Episode 66
Catherine I (1684-1727) was born a peasant before marrying the Tsar of Russia, Peter the Great. She eventually succeeded her husband as Empress of Ru…
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