Browse Items (39 total)
- Tags: Business and Entrepreneurship
Mohammad Hassanzada
A native of Afghanistan,Mohammad Hassanzadais the owner of Tribal Rug Gallery in Roanoke.
Afghanistan
Themes: Business and Entrepreneurship
Mary Willing Byrd
Mary Willing Byrd preserved her children's property during the American Revolution and eloquently defended herself against charges of loyalism.
Charles City County
Themes: Business and Entrepreneurship
Margaret Brent
A prominent Catholic in the Maryland colony, Margaret Brent later settled in Virginia where she and her siblings acquired extensive property and provided a refuge for Catholic colonists.
Stafford County
Themes: Business and Entrepreneurship
Maggie Lena Walker
Businesswoman and community activist Maggie Walker was the first African American woman to charter and serve as president of a bank.
Richmond
Lillian Lincoln Lambert
Overcoming racial and gender prejudices, Lillian Lincoln Lambert became the first African American woman to earn an MBA from the Harvard Business School.
Mechanicsville
Themes: Business and Entrepreneurship, Education
Laura Lu Scherer Copenhaver
As founder of Rosemont Industries and as a Lutheran lay leader, Laura Lu Scherer Copenhaver advocated strategies for improving educational and economic opportunities in southwestern Virginia.
Smyth County
Themes: Business and Entrepreneurship, Religion
L. Louise Lucas
As a community activist, entrepreneur, and state senator, L. Louise Lucas has been a tireless advocate for residents of southeastern Virginia.
Portsmouth
Kyung Jun
A native of South Korea,Kyung Jun earned a degree in cosmetology and is a leader in the Korean community in Northern Virginia.
Alexandria
Themes: Business and Entrepreneurship
John-Geline MacDonald Bowman
John-Geline MacDonald Bowman helped establish business and professional organizations for Virginia women and served as president of the National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs.
Richmond
Themes: Business and Entrepreneurship
John Rollison
John Rollison negotiated the legal and social restrictions of men of color in colonial Virginia to become a well-respected, wealthy man in York County.
York County
Themes: Business and Entrepreneurship