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Industrialization began in the mid-18th century and later swept the world. Entrepreneurs formed companies with truly international outlooks, and mass production allowed more products to be sold to wider markets than ever before. For driven individuals, success could be far-reaching.
Rebecca Lukens
(1794–1854)
The highly educated daughter of a Pennsylvanian iron manufacturer, Rebecca Webb Pennock married Dr. Charles Lukens in 1813. She urged him to invest in the iron business, and they leased a local ironworks, borrowing heavily to convert it to manufacture boiler plates for steam-powered ships. After her husband and her son died in 1825, Lukens took sole control. Battling recession, debts, and ...
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