self-made woman
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In 2025, Forbes ranked Grede as the 88th richest self-made woman in America.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
At the centerpiece of that growth is Luana Lopes Lara, the firm’s co-founder and chief operating officer and, at 29, the world’s youngest self-made woman billionaire, according to Forbes.
From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026
Olga Acevedo, the Puerto Rican protagonist of Gonzalez’s debut novel, is a self-made woman who plans weddings for New York’s high-maintenance elites.
From Washington Post • Dec. 10, 2022
Ms. Pudjiastuti, the ultimate self-made woman, is not about to go down without a fight.
From New York Times • Jun. 8, 2018
But is a self-made woman less honorable than a self-made man?
From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II by Stanton, Elizabeth Cady
