Title: Female entrepreneurs - Wikipedia
Headings: Female entrepreneurs
Female entrepreneurs
Contents
History
Demographics
International implications
Present challenges
Human, social, financial capital barriers
Obstacles in Supply Specifically in STEM
Gendered processes in finding financing
Obstacles specific to starting new firms
External finance and sex discrimination.
Obstacles to managing a small firm
Obstacles to growing firms
Encouragement
Reasons for launching firms
Feminism
See also
References

Content: Society frowned upon women involved in such businesses; because, they detracted from the women's supposed gentle and frail nature. During the 18th and 19th centuries, more women came out from under the oppression of society's limits, and began to emerge into the public eye. Despite the disapproval of society, women such as Rebecca Lukens flourished. In 1825, Lukens took over the family business, Brandywine Iron Works & Nail Factory, and turned it into a profit-generating steel business. In the 1900s, due to a more progressive way of thinking, and the rise of feminism, female entrepreneurs began to be a widely accepted term. Although these female entrepreneurs serviced mostly female consumers, they were making great strides. Women gained the right to vote in 1920, and two years later, Clara and Lillian Westropp started the institution of Women's Savings & Loan as a way of teaching women how to be smart with their money. As society progressed, female entrepreneurs became more influential. With the boom of the textile industry and the development of the railroad and telegraph system, women such as Madame C. J. Walker took advantage of the changing times.