This is a true story.
I have a woman friend who has owned her own business for 45 years. When she and her husband started up, they needed money to get going and so they looked to their bank and then to members of their community to give them some financing. Each time they were declined because of gender and race – as you might imagine this scenario was not uncommon in the 1950’s. A woman owned business was unheard of and finding capital was almost impossible.
