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This is a handbook for women seeking to make the right impression both on their more chauvinistic colleagues and in a general context. The book contains advice from a number of highly successful women in business, the media and politics. ... Read more

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This program is for working women who are fed up with the male dominance in their business or social organization.This is a program for women who want to break into the "good old boy" network for a greater chance at getting promoted and having a voice in the future of their organization.This program outlines the techniques for forming and sustaining a success work team.A female supervisor who wants to build a successful team can use this program work book.An "informal leader" who wants to start a team can also use this program.In either case, management support is critical, since team meetings should be scheduled during normal work hours. Permission from management to form a team should be requested before actually starting to form a team.Phase I of the work book contains much information that can be used in the preparation of this request for management approval.Background information is contained in Phase I so that you can be sure that starting a team is warranted.Phase II outlines the activities that are needed for getting started, including suggested activities for the first and second team meetings.Phase III consists of those activities that will continue the excitement and enthusiasm.Phase IV outlines techniques to periodically evaluate how the team is doing.You are NOT asked to be less feminine, but merely to use provided techniques to get on a male wavelength to build a positive team atmosphere.Benefits included in the program are: (1) Reviewing the trends and individual needs that are being satisfied by work teams.This will provide a better understanding of the appeal of teams today, (2) Being able to implement the basic techniques to get a work team started on the right foot, (3) Learning how to continue the momentum of initial team successes,(4) Knowing how to periodically conduct team self-evaluations, (5)Understanding techniques for getting teams "unstuck," (6) Having the aid of a support system to assist in the learning process.Step-by-step encouragement is offered at a web site (www.femsuccess.com) for each phase of the program, and interactive communication with the author is offered in using the techniques with specific males, (5) Building confidence in your new abilities, which should reduce work stress and improve the feeling of "wellness," and (6) Learning these techniques with an easy-to-follow 111 page workbook with "do-it-now" steps and worksheets, in the self-paced privacy of home or office. ... Read more

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THIS 7 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: Modern Business: Elbert Hubbard's Selected Writings Part 8, by Elbert Hubbard. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 0766103927. ... Read more

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This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Published by: Funk & Wagnalls company in 1916 in 423 pages; Description: Preface signed: Ann Rosenblatt, (Eleanor Gilbert.); Subjects: History / General; Social Science / Women's Studies; ... Read more

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Presents brief career biographies of women prominent in business, including Coco Chanel, Barbara Proctor, Irma Wyman, and Mercedes Bates. ... Read more

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Before World War I, Southern women's participation in the workforce consisted of black women's domestic labor and white working-class women's industrial or manufacturing work, but after the war, Southern women flooded business offices as stenographers, typists, clerks, and bookkeepers.This book examines their experiences in the clerical workforce, using both traditional labor sources and exploring the cultural institutions that evolved from these women's work-related milieu.
Businessmen throughout the South molded this workforce to meet their needs using both labor-saving management techniques and exploiting social mores to enforce gender boundaries that limited women's workplace opportunities.This study traces the social and economic implications of Southern women's increased participation in clerical labor after World War I.While it increased the civic activities of white middle-class southern women, it also confined them to a routinized days work and limited venues of occupational achievement.Through a varied network of business women's clubs and organizations, women struggled with their new identities as workers and attempted to integrate their work lives with their community and family obligations.
(Ph.D. dissertation, Emory University, 1995; revised with new Introduction and Preface) ... Read more

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This program is for working women who are fed up with the maledominance in their business or social organization.This is a programfor women who want to break into the "good old boy" network for agreater chance of promotion and having a say in the future of theorganization.A workbook provides techniques to give presentationsthat will have a greater influence on the men in your organization soyou will be considered as valuable business partners, and not assomething less.Being able to give good business presentations is askill rewarded by advancement in many organizations.You are NOTasked to be less feminine, but merely use provided techniques toorganize and deliver a presentation that will influence men to agreewith your recommendations.15 Presentation Strategies are offeredincluding: (1) Learning how to properly plan and organize thepresentation so that it is delivered to men with maximum impact, (2)Designing proper visual aids to support your presentation, (3) Tipson delivering the presentation convincingly. ... Read more

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What does it take to get to the top in international business? Courage, drive, hard work, talent, intelligence, creativity, contacts? Or a combination of all these things? Women in Business tells the stories of five very successful women. Find out how designer Paloma Picasso, cosmetics producer Anita Roddick, Madonna, Oprah Winfrey and Hanae Mori achieved their success. ... Read more

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Women have been active in American business since the eighteenth century, and while they have made enormous contributions, they have also had to overcome tremendous obstacles. This encyclopedia chronicles the accomplishments of women in American business since the colonial era and discusses the historical events and issues that have concerned them. The encyclopedia additionally summarizes important legislation and organizations and covers such industries as accounting, advertising, banking, and manufacturing. Quotations from the women profiled capture their experiences in their own words.

Included are more than 300 alphabetically arranged entries on such American businesswomen as Lucille Ball, Clara Brown, Hattie Carnegie, Liz Claiborne, Abby Joseph Cohen, Jenny Craig, Carleton S. Fiorina, Jamie Gorelick, Rosa Maria Hinojosa de Balli, Abigail Pierrepont Johnson, Estee Lauder, Christine Liang, Martha Stewart, and many more. Entries discuss the lives and careers of these women and cite works for further reading. The encyclopedia also includes roughly 100 interspersed entries on topics central to American businesswomen, including career planning, childcare, diversity, education, the finance industry, flexible work arrangements, golf, and real estate. Appendices list the most influential businesswomen in America, the top women-owned American companies, and women business leaders from particular ethnic and cultural groups, historical periods, and industries. A chronology details important events in the history of women in business, and an extensive bibliography concludes the encyclopedia.

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Entries discuss both their lives and careers
Specialized business collections or those seeking biographies of notable women will find Carol H. Krisman's two-volume reference invaluable: women have been active in American business since the 18th century, but overcoming great obstacles to success in the process. Entries discuss both their lives and careers, plus add topics central to American businesswomen's issues, from career planning and childcare to flexible work arrangements and even golf. The result's a substantial reference key to any in-depth understanding of the American business environment.
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Stepping back to a world that doesn't exist any more
I am reading the book now and am really enjoying learning about the beginnings of G. Fox and Company and the legacy left by Beatrice Fox Auerbach.In high school I worked there for a while...my favorite department was the Russell Stover candy counter.As an employee of the University of Hartford I've worked in some of the buildings dedicated in her name.I've known Virginia Hale for quite a few years and I very much like her writing style.

And Ahead of Her Time
Beatrice Fox Auerbach (1887-1968) became the chief executive of her family's Hartford, Connecticut, department storein 1938.At a time when women executives were rare, she had a successful career even by today's standards; she also hired and promoted women and African Americans long before it was politically correct - or even acceptable - to do so.Department stores were at that time part of the culture of everyday living in a way that is difficult to imagine today.In an era when there were no mass retailers, discount stores or strip malls,G. Fox & Co.'s "departments" included everything from clothing and home furnishings to prescription drugs and postal services, as well as eggs produced on the Auerbach family farm.The store's customer service was legendary, as were were the Fox family's civic and philanthropic activities.The remarkable woman who was responsible for this vast enterprise is the subject of this readable and well-documented biography.Virginia Hale has deftly sketched a proto-feminist and at the same time skilfully recalled a vanished way of life.(Four stars instead of five only because it is so short.) ... Read more

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This book presents the detailed life stories of nine women academics in business faculties throughout North America. Three are in their early careers, three are facing tenure, and three are recognized leaders in their field. Each of the authors presents her story as a set of choices and reveals the alternatives and the decision making process. Many choices are a trade-off between different roles; teacher versus researcher, wife/mother versus professional, researcher versus administrator. Insights are developed and shared with the reader. The women academics in this book represent a wide variety of disciplines, ages, ethnicity, and family makeup. Their paths and insights are different, but their choices are similar, and recurring themes emerge. These are explored by the editors as they tie the stories together and interpret the individual tales. Through reading this book, graduate students and professors alike can get a glimpse into other's struggles and triumphs. They should emerge with specific strategies and a clear idea of the choices that lie ahead. Laypeople who always wondered what academics did with all their free time will get a glimpse into the diversity of responsibilities and opportunities that this profession entails. ... Read more

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Women have an important role in families and in family businesses. For too long the contributions of women have been taken for granted and kept invisible. That is now changing. Women produce and raise future shareholders for family businesses, and they serve as active members on family councils managing a variety of vital issues. In addition, we ve seen generations of dynamic women take the reigns of their family businesses and lead them to realize substantial financial growth. Yet women still face challenges in family business. As wives, they are often kept in the dark about the business and its finances. As daughters, daughter-in-laws, grand-daughters, sisters and nieces, they are often relegated to the position of noncontributing shareholders. Even as employees and company leaders, women face challenges establishing and maintaining authority, as well as sustaining a work/life balance. Despite the challenges, women are proving to be a crucial source of talent in family businesses. A Woman s Place...The Crucial Roles of Women in Family Business by the female associates of the Family Business Consulting Group, Inc. examines the unique challenges of women in family businesses. It provides strategic methods for women to maximize their understanding of the family business and provides a roadmap for success to women who seek leadership roles in their family businesses. It also provides insight on how families can groom their female relatives for succession. Some highlights from A Woman s Place include: real life accounts of women s experiences in family business; tips on how women can maintain a work/life balance; methods for couples to handle the woman being the dominant member; steps to take in order to become financially literate and learned; and how to effectively communicate as a woman leader. No family can flourish without utilizing the talents of its women. A Woman s Place will provide everyone in family business with the knowledge on how they can maximize the success of women in family business and subsequently maximize the success and continuity of their business. ... Read more

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A recommended read to any woman dissatisfied with her position in a family business.
In Family business, the entire family must work for maximum success. "A Woman's Place... The Crucial Roles of Women in Family Business" is an examination of the roles of women in family business. So often women are forced to serve as mother, sister, wife, and co-worker, but the prospects of advancement prove difficult. When dealing with family, no one wants to cause the turmoil and animosity one faces with a more traditional employee and employer relationship. "A Woman's Place..." would be a recommended read to any woman dissatisfied with her position in a family business. ... Read more

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The book is part of a series which examines the role of women in British history. It uses documentary evidence, quotations and contemporary pictures, and is ideal for use in oral history projects. The series as a whole evaluates the often neglected contribution which women have made in shaping history. It is suitable as background reading for GCSE studies and Standard Grade in Scotland. Women have been involved in business for hundreds of years, from 15th century merchants and street traders, to modern-day entrepreneurs. Over the centuries women's position in the business world has beeen subject to changing social attitudes, government acts, and fluctuations in the country's economic needs. This book examines some of the difficultes that women have faced - inadequate child-care facilites, discrimination, lack of financial backing, the need for encouragement and role models - and how they have overcome them. ... Read more

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Wyoming Whorehouses
Wyoming Whorehouses is a small paperback, but intriguing and interesting, concerning the many whorehouses in the State of Wyoming in the mid-1800's to the mid-1900's.Pictures of some of the prostitutes are shown and pictures of several of the brothels.Stories relating to each brothel is given and some jokes, as well as "whorehouse trivia."It is a delightful book to read for someone who enjoys knowing reality and what went on back in those years.

Local Oral History and Urban Myths Finally Put Down on Paper
This is an interesting short book for several reasons. It appears to be a perfect example of how many senior citizens and retired folks are digging up or gathering together lots of local history and preserving it for posterity. In this case, the author relates how he first started hearing some of these stories 50 years ago. Now, half a century later he has taken those stories and interviewed many 60-90 year-old friends and acquaintances and boiled down their oral history into this 121 page historical tome. Combined with interviews and library research the author presents a fascinating, enlightening, humorous and entertaining book of historical facts and local myths about the underbelly of Wyoming's wild nightlife. As the author jokes, this is not a politically correct book and most of it is probably true. Lots of pictures of the most famous "sporting houses" in Wyoming are included in the book. There are also very rare photographs of the "sporting girls" that were taken to be used for advertising their services. The reader may be surprised to learn that this kind of prostitution still openly existed into the late 1970's. The Wild West was still alive and well in Wyoming.
The most famous "Soiled Dove" or "Fallen Angel" in the book is Martha Jane Canary, "Calamity Jane" of Wild Bill Hickok and Buffalo Bill Cody fame. She was only one of the many "ladies of the night" discussed within the book. One particularly interesting chapter is entitled "A Day in the Life of a `Working Girl.'" It provides the answer to many people's questions about what it was like to visit one of these places. It also provides interesting insights into what the girls really thought about their customers.
In several instances described, "housewives also went to these places. Not for sex, but to find out why their husbands went there. This took a lot of courage. Some of the questions the girls would answer were; 'Why would he prefer this place rather than our home?' `What do you do for him that I don't?' The working girls were always happy to answer questions like these. Prostitutes never thought themselves to be in competition with housewives. Their only job was to make a man relax and be happy enough to spend his money...Prostitutes seemed to know more about this than some housewives."
A few housewives also worked part-time at brothels, usually in places where no one knew them, like on the other side of town in larger cities. There are also a couple of examples of the "dens of sin" in various communities and settlements being burned to the ground in suspicious fires. Housewives were the suspected arsonists, but none of them were ever charged.
The book is full of trivia facts such as "The FBI was first activated into Federal Service as prostitute busters." Another fact was "that almost every town in Wyoming had Whorehouses." This book is also full of jokes and satire that often ring all too true.
"Badland Charlies" most famous patrons were Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and their gang "The Wild Bunch." The book is peppered with such characters with equally colorful names. One of the book's indexes is for 124 euphemisms for prostitutes, their customers, the sexual act and the brothels that the author had not printed in this volume. The author mentioned that he'd used 250 other euphemisms ( who would have thought there were so many) in the book so as not to offend too many readers many of who objected to the term "Whorehouses" or "Whores." Included in the book are many definitions and sources for terms like `Two-bit Ho." This is a very folksy, sometimes corny reportage of local history, but it is certain to provide the readers many chuckles and help them separate fact from myth. The authors humor is typified by a a sign covering the breasts of a nude prostitute's full-length portrait on the back cover of the book. The sign says, "Not Politically Correct."

Funny and factual
This book is not a dirty book. It is simply full of facts gathered by a lot of research. It's not a dirty book or anything like that. Basically if you like obscene trivia, this is the book for you! (Especially if you like cheesy jokes... Lol.) ... Read more

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Stuck in a dead-end job with mounting debts, LindaHollander took the biggest risk of her life when she launched a custompackaging business called the Bag Ladies. Working hard and makingmistakes along the way, she managed to grow her business into asuccessful enterprise with an impressive client list including OceanSpray, Infiniti, Revlon, Yamaha, Sanyo Fisher, Sears, and Nissan.

Known today as the "Wealthy Bag Lady," Hollander spends her timehelping other women build self-confidence and achieve financialindependence through small-business ownership.

In BAGS TO RICHES, Hollander shares twenty years of road-tested tipsand other business leaders’ advice for for starting and running asuccessful business, including practical tips for finding a mentor,securing financing, turning contacts into contracts, and providingfive-star customer service.More than just your typical "how-to"business book, BAGS TO RICHES explores one of the most difficultaspects of starting your own business—deciding to go for it.

Filled with success stories of real-life entrepreneurs, Women will beencouraged by the "Winning Women" tales, the "Learn from the Stars"stories, the valuable "Success Secrets," and the "Hazardous to YourWealth" warnings peppered throughout the book. BAGS TO RICHES willinspire women to take that frightening first step to launching abusiness and realizing a dream. ... Read more

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A Creative Version of Small Business for Dummies
Bags to Riches is a quick read and a thorough overview for anyone (women or men) looking at entrepreneurship. After your initial read, creating your own business plan and implementing its strategies will take time obviously, but this book walks you through each step.

I appreciated all the details on getting a small business started from Small Business for Dummies. Bags to Riches contains much of the same information but with personality and flair.I also enjoyed Linda's narrative on how she became an entrepreneur.Linda very much has an authentic desire to help others succeed.

Be a Winner not a Whiner with The Bag Lady!
Linda's book is the original guide book for women everywhere who want to jump start their lives. Her can do approach to life is inspiring and motivating. Linda explains in simple easy to understand chapters how to make some major changes in your career. As an expert Whine-ologist,I'm here to tell you tobuy this book and "Go For It!" This book is definitely not for Whiners but rather for women who want to be Winnners! .Thou Shalt Not Whine: The Eleventh Commandment: What We Whine About, Why We Do It and How to Stop

This woman walks her talk!
Linda Hollander has given everyone, men as well as women, an inspiring, easy to follow, roadmap of how to succeed in business and enjoy the process and the ride!This book is very open, honest and heartfelt and communicates clearly the integrity, hard work and discipline that it takes to be a wealthy business owner.I have the pleasure of knowing Ms. Hollander professionally and I can tell you, she WALKS her TALK!

Phyllis Hyde

There are better Women and business books out there, trust me
This book is pretty much how one lady started a business and is now trying to spin her "secrets" into the women and business book genre.

I was encouraged at first because there wasn't a single negative review here on Amazon. But there is a first time for everything, let me tell you.

The information is is OLD and DATED and no "secrets" are revealed that you couldn't find by doing a few Internet searches. Save your money.

encouraging
This lady will encourage you to step out of your comfort zone and pursue what matters to you. thumbs up to her ... Read more