Mary Hean Alexander, Sr
British wine and spirit merchant
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Mary Anne Locke
Irish distiller and philanthropist
Barbe-Nicole Clicquot
Even though she lived her life amidst a series of bloody revolutions, Barbe-Nicole Clicquot Ponsardin spun gold from grapes.
Hannah Weinberger
The first woman winemaker from the United States to be given an award on the world stage, who produced the first California wine to ever be awarded an international medal.
Josephine Tychson
After losing her husband to suicide during his battle with tuberculosis, Josephine undertook an extensive rebuilding of his winery and oversaw the very first harvest. She kept the business alive until 1895 when she decided to sell it to the then burgeoning giant Italian Swiss Colony. The winery, located near St. Helena, still stands today as part of Freemark Abbey Wines.
Eliza Shaw Hood
Eliza Shaw Hood, Ellen Stuart, and Kate Warfield all hailed from Glen Ellen. All three lived and worked near one another, and all three took over the wineries owned by their respective husbands in the late 1870s and early 1880s.
Ellen Stuart
Eliza Shaw Hood, Ellen Stuart, and Kate Warfield all hailed from Glen Ellen. All three lived and worked near one another, and all three took over the wineries owned by their respective husbands in the late 1870s and early 1880s.
Kate Warfield
Eliza Shaw Hood, Ellen Stuart, and Kate Warfield all hailed from Glen Ellen. All three lived and worked near one another, and all three took over the wineries owned by their respective husbands in the late 1870s and early 1880s.
Frona Eunice Wait
American journalist
Mary Jane Innes
Mary Jane Innes took over the management of the Te Awamutu Brewery, brewing ale and producing aerated waters. Showing considerable business acumen, in November 1889 she announced that she had taken over the management of the Waikato Brewery as well.