Walker Management Library
Owen Graduate School of Management
401 21st. Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37203
Featured Books
Profiles
Madam C.J. Walker
Born to former slaves, Madam C.J. Walker became a successful businesswoman, philanthropist, and activist. Image from Smithsonian National Museum of African American History (public domain).
Dolores Huerta
Organizer and labor leader, Huerta co-founded the National Farmworkers Association (NFW) and later served as Vice President of the United Farmworkers of America, formed by a merger of the NFW and the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee. Image by artist Jos Sances and held by the Library of Congress and under CC-BY-NC-ND license.
Elizabeth Arden
Arden, born Florence Nightingale Graham, was the founder of the cosmetic business bearing her name. Image from the Library of Congress.
Ruth Handler
Handler was cofounder of Mattel and creator of Barbie. Image from UCLA Special Collections and under CC BY 4.0 license.
Josephine Cochrane
Cochran was an inventor, who conceived of the dishwasher in 1883. She filed her first patent application in 1885, and received U.S. Patent no. 355,139. She wasn't the first to invent the dishwasher, but she was the first inventor to use pressurized water to clean the dishes. Image from the US Patent Office.
Nannie Helen Burroughs
Burroughs was an educator and suffragette who founded the business skills school, National Trade and Professional School for Women and Girls in Washington, D.C. Photo retrieved from the Library of Congress.
