12 famous women who served in the military

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Bea Arthur was a Marine.

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A 29-year-old entrepreneur's side hustle brought in $40 million in a year. Now she wants to help other 'uninvestable' women.

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Daniella Pierson started The Newsette newsletter as a sophomore in college.

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I can't wait to turn 50. Shifting my mindset has helped me to not fear aging like I once did.

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The author is turning 50 soon.

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50 vintage photos show what life was like for women 100 years ago

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Mary Pickford (front center) and other Warner Brothers' actresses posed for a photo at her tea party in 1928.
Mary Pickford (front center) was one of the most popular movie stars of her generation.

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I went to Alexis Ohanian's women's-only track event. It was exactly what I expected from a tech millionaire.

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Athlos NYC was a first-of-its-kind track experience featuring an all-star all-women roster.

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I attended a self-help retreat for top female executives — and ended up in tears

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Meet the world's 10 richest women who are jointly worth about $500 billion — almost as much as ExxonMobil

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Alice Walton's net worth is $95 billion.

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There's a double-edged sword high performers face at work, and it's costing employers their talent

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Good feedback is vital for retaining top performers, though they are the ones who aren't getting it (stock image).

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I was a female Secret Service agent. Women can do the job just as well as men.

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Mary Beth Wilkas Janke was one of less than 200 female Secret Service agents in the early 1990s.

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Spouses — mostly women — could inherit $9 trillion from their partners in the next 25 years

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Women's economic power is going to change as Baby Boomers transfer their wealth to milennial women.
Women's economic power is going to change as Baby Boomers transfer their wealth to milennial women.

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