Dorothy Shaver

Dorothy Shaver (July 29, 1893 – June 29, 1959)[1] was the first woman in the United States to head a multimillion-dollar firm.

[2] When she was five years old, the family moved to Mena, Arkansas and James Shaver opened a law practice.

Shaver graduated from high school in 1910 at the age of 17 and she was chosen by her classmates to give the commencement address.

Her teaching career ended abruptly in May 1914, when the local board refused to renew the contracts of Shaver and three other single female teachers because they had attended an unchaperoned dance.

Elsie began making dolls out of bandage cotton painted in pastel colors.

[6] Samuel Reyburn hired Dorothy to head comparison shopping bureau at Lord & Taylor in 1921.

In addition to furniture and home goods, Shaver's Exposition included paintings by artists such as Picasso, Utrillo, and Derain.

Between 1932 and 1939, the American Look program featured more than sixty designers, including Clare Potter, Merry Hull, Nettie Rosenstein, and Lilly Dache.