1840s Entrepreneur

Did you know...

Esther Howland, the woman who produced the first commercial American valentines in the 1840s, sold a then mind-boggling $5,000 in cards during her first year of business?

Moreover, Ester was in her late teens or early 20s when this happened. She eventually grew the business to gross over $100,000 annually!

Let's hear it for women!!

Happy St. Valentine's Day, y'all!