This fact is unsurprising considering the storied histories of discriminatory workplace practices and various barriers to women’s wealth, including barring women from having credit cards until the 1970s.
Stacker compiled a list of the richest women in America, using data from Forbes. These wealthy women are ranked by their net worth as of April 11, 2022.
– Net worth: $3.4 billion
– Rank in world: #901
– Source of wealth: cosmetics
– Age: 51One of two granddaughters of Estée Lauder, the cosmetics and skin care legend, Aerin Lauder has worked for the family business since 1992.
– Net worth: $3.5 billion
– Rank in world: #883
– Source of wealth: oil & gas, investments
– Age: 83In 2011, Lynn Schusterman sold her late husband’s company, Samson Resources, for $7.2 billion. She committed $2.3 billion of that sale to the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies, which supports criminal justice reform, early childhood education, and the Jewish community.
– Net worth: $3.6 billion
– Rank in world: #854
– Source of wealth: cleaning products
– Age: 63Winifred J. Marquart is one of the heirs to the S.C. Johnson company and the president of the Johnson Family Foundation.
– Net worth: $3.6 billion
– Rank in world: #854
– Source of wealth: cleaning products
– Age: 65Another heir to the S.C. Johnson company, whose products include Glade, Raid, and Windex, Helen Johnson-Leipold is a graduate of Cornell University. Johnson-Leipold is the CEO and chairman of Johnson Outdoors and the chairman of the Johnson Financial Group