Dina St Johnston
The founder of the UK’s first independent software house
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Anne Newport Royall
Her four-page weekly newspaper, Paul Pry, later the Huntress, ran for twenty-five years and was described as a forerunner of the modern Washington gossip columns.
Carlotta Bollée
After her automobile designer died in 1913, she took over the family business
Ethel Hill Henderson
Ethel Hill Henderson (1896-1971) managed the kiln and helped manage business affairs at the Dorchester Pottery Works factory.
Cora Reid McKerrow
Ran Boston’s Reid Funeral Home for decades
Clementina Poto Langone
She helped many Italian immigrants in Boston become citizens so they could be eligible for social security benefits and provided food and clothing to Italian people out of work
Mary Sherkanowksi
Sisters Helen S. Rush (1900-1985) and Mary Sherkanowski (1902-1987) ran a boarding house at 22 Monument Square. They wrote about their adventures in the 1952 book “Rooms to Let”.
Mehitable Sunderland
Mehitable Sunderland (1807-1901) is recognized as the first physician in Boston’s Hyde Park.
Mildred Albert
Founded Boston’s first finishing school, co-founded the Boston Arts Festival, and became the “First Lady of Fashion”.
Sarah Colby
Sarah Colby (1786-1862) ran a millinery shop in Boston