Businesswoman Graves & Memorials

Susan Disston

1826–1898 (age 72)

West Laurel Hill Cemetery

Susan Disston was an American businesswoman and member of the prominent Disston family of Philadelphia industrialists.

Marion A. McBride

1850–1909 (age 59)

Williamsburg

Marion A. McBride was an American businesswoman and entrepreneur in the late 19th century.

Elizabeth Jarvis Colt

1826–1905 (age 79)

Cedar Hill Cemetery

Elizabeth Jarvis Colt (1826-1905) was a Deep River resident and wife of firearms manufacturer Samuel Colt buried at Ceda...

Mary Ellen Pleasant

1814–1904 (age 90)

Tulocay Cemetery

Mary Ellen Pleasant (1814-1904) was an African American businesswoman and civil rights activist from Philadelphia.

Augusta Nusbaum

1868–1929 (age 61)

Rosehill Cemetery

Augusta Nusbaum (1868-1929) was an American businesswoman and community figure.

A'Lelia Walker

1885–1931 (age 46)

Woodlawn Cemetery

A'Lelia Walker was an American businesswoman and daughter of Madam C.J. Walker, a pioneering African American entreprene...

A'Lelia Walker

1885–1954 (age 69)

Woodlawn Cemetery

A'Lelia Walker was an American businesswoman and entertainer, daughter of Madam C.J. Walker, who managed her mother's be...

Gertrude Walsh Schwinn

1896–1973 (age 77)

Rosehill Cemetery

Gertrude Walsh Schwinn was a member of the prominent Schwinn bicycle manufacturing family of Chicago.

Ruth Graves Wakefield

1903–1977 (age 74)

Mayflower Cemetery

Ruth Graves Wakefield was an innovator and businesswoman best known for inventing the chocolate chip cookie.

Mildred Westervelt Warner

1893–1974 (age 81)

Tuscaloosa Memorial Park

Mildred Westervelt Warner was an American businesswoman and philanthropist known for her work in education and community...

Frances C. Searle

1900–1980 (age 80)

Winnetka

Frances C. Searle (1900-1980) was an American businesswoman and philanthropist.

May Beenken

1901–1988 (age 87)

Holy Cross Cemetery

May Beenken was an American businesswoman and entrepreneur.

Elise Harney

1925–1989 (age 64)

Bethlehem Cemetery

Elise Harney was an American businesswoman and civic leader from Franklin County.

Bina West Miller

1867–1954 (age 87)

Lakeside Cemetery

Bina West Miller (1867–1954) was an American businesswoman from St. Clair County, Michigan, who founded the Woman's Be...

Laura Scudder

1881–1959 (age 78)

San Gabriel Cemetery

Laura Scudder (1881–1959) was an entrepreneur who popularized packaged potato chips and was buried at San Gabriel Ceme...