Ruby Sisson Library

Readers will learn about the creator of the Jessica Simpson Collection, Jessica Simpson. Follow Simpson's story from her childhood in Texas, to her early years as an actress, to her founding of fashion lines JS by Jessica Simpson, Princy, and the Jessica Simpson Collection with its focus on inclusive fashion.

"Women all over the globe are asking questions that affect lives and creating businesses that answer them. Like, can we keep premature babies warm when they're born far from the hospital? Or, can the elderly stay in their homes and eat a balanced diet? Women are taking on and solving these issues with their ingenuity and business acumen"--

The author describes her experiences as a domestic abuse survivor

"A raw, honest, and revealing co-memoir by Brie and Nikki Bella: twin sisters, WWE Hall of Fame inductees, entrepreneurs, philanthropists, and stars of the hit E! shows Total Bellas and Total Divas."--Dust Jacket.

"Collection of 25 captivating tales of women who have used their creativity, ingenuity, and drive to build businesses. Read about how they searched for solutions, invented products, shook up industries, and invested in the future"--

"This book takes a look at the life of First Lady Melania Trump, from her youth in Slovenia to her days in the White House. The book is complete with photographs, simple text, and a timeline"--Amazon.com.

"Forgotten today, Annie Turnbo Malone was an influential Black business leader in the early 20th century. She turned her personally developed hair care products into a successful industry, including schools that taught the Poro method in her Poro Colleges. One of her students was the much more famous Madame C.J. Walker. She not only encouraged Black women to feel good about their hair, she showed them how to be entrepreneurs. Annie Turnbo Malone is...

"When we meet Carrie Sun, she can’t shake the feeling that she’s wasting her life. The daughter of Chinese immigrants, Carrie excelled in school, graduated early from MIT, and climbed the corporate ladder, all in pursuit of the American dream. But at twenty-nine, she’s left her analyst job, dropped out of an MBA program, and is trapped in an unhappy engagement. So when she gets the rare opportunity to work at one of the most prestigious hedge...

"This extraordinary memoir of struggle and perseverance offers new ways of envisioning economic equality for everyone-from a leading activist and fashion pioneer. Aurora James's story is not a "success story." Or at least, it shouldn't be told that way. Having dropped out of high school, struggled with body image, and dabbled in street racing, her eventual arrest might have been her rock bottom. But as a visionary and optimist, that experience became...