Andrew Carnegie – Man of Steel
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Read about the life and businesses of industrialist Andrew Carnegie.
Category: Biography
Robber Barons: Gould and Fisk
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This blog post is about Jay Gould and James Fisk Jr; "robber barons" from the 19th century.
Private Eyes
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
The blog post is about Allen Pinkerton and the Pinkerton National Detective Agency.
Posted in: Biography, Business, Favorites From the Fifth Floor
A Fortune Made from Fur: John Jacob Astor
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
John Jacob Astor was born July 17, 1763, in Walldorf, Germany (near Heidelberg). He came to the United States after the American Revolution and began trading furs, shipping them to Europe via New York. Business was good, and Astor was well on his way to making his fortune when he got a boost with …
But Was She Really the “Witch of Wall Street”
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This blog post is about Hetty Green a Gilded Age businesswomen with quite the reputation.
Posted in: Biography, Business, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History
Eleanor Lambert–Empress of Seventh Avenue
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
… [Eleanor Lambert] realized that the American fashion industry, along with the individual designers deserved to be treated as equals on the world stage. From that moment on, this idea would become her driving passion. (John Tiffany, Eleanor Lambert: Still Here, Pointed Leaf Press, c2011: p.19) On Thursday February 2, 2012 we are hosted a …
Posted in: Biography, Lunchtime Lectures and Videos, Women's History