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BISSELL CleanTo celebrate #InternationalWomensDay we’re highlighting our very own Anna Bissell. Anna was originally a schoolteacher and started a carpet sweeper company with her husband. But when he died, she set aside her grief, rebuilt the company, and despite naysayers and social norms, became the first female CEO in the United States, paving the way for other women in business. Her strength through her grief, her generosity, and her perseverance led our company through its first 50 years and set the foundation for BISSELL, now in our fifth generation of family leadership. A few of her accomplishments: ✨ First female CEO in the United States ✨ Became president of BISSELL when only 1 in 5 women worked outside the home ✨ Expanded BISSELL products to the international market ✨ Offered workers’ comp and pension plans before they were standard ✨ Founded a home to provide free childcare for working mothers ✨ Established a charitable trust with the Grand Rapids Foundation Anna, through her determination, generosity, and humanitarian impulses, embodies the core values that our company still strives for today. She’s also a perfect example of how community, mentorship, and support systems make impact, especially opportunities for women, possible. Anna went from teaching school out of a wooden ox cart, to becoming the first female CEO in the U.S., to setting up support systems for other working women. When women thrive, we all rise.
On the profile · Mar 8, 20:27