The 19th Century
- Elleanor Eldridge (1784–c. 1845) – Business & Investor
- Lisette Denison Forth (c. 1786 –1866) – Landowner & Investor
- Rose Fortune (1774 –1864) – Trucking and Hauling Business
- Biddy Mason (1818 – 1891) – Real Estate Entrepreneur & Philanthropist
- Mary Ellen Pleasant (1814–1904) – Various Businesses
- Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley (1818–1907) – Seamstress
The 20th Century
- Viola Desmond (1914–1965) – Beautician & Beauty Products
- Lucy C. Jefferson (1866-1953) – Business & Philanthropist
- Annie Turnbo Malone (1869–1957) – Entrepreneur, Inventor, & Philanthropist
- Mae Reeves (1912–2016) – Milliner
- Madam C. J. Walker (1867–1919) – (Business & Philanthropist)
- Maggie Lena Walker (1867–1934) – (Bank President)
- Sylvia Woods (1926 – 2012) – Culinary Career
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