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Wilma Porter Soss

Women's economic rights activist (1900-1986) · United States · On the map · Activists · Died at 86

Wilma Porter Soss was an American shareholder activist. She worked in public relations before committing to shareholder activism full time in the late 1940s.

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Soss held stock in over 100 American corporations and regularly attended shareholder meetings for many of those companies, where she advocated for changes such as increased representation of women on their boards of directors. Soss founded and chaired the Federation of Women Shareholders in American Business as part of her advocacy.

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Country
United States
Category
Activists
Type
Activist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1900 to 1986 · aged 86