Women’s History Month: History Is Still Being Written
Every March, Women’s History Month reminds us of the pioneers who fought for access, equality, and opportunity. But history is not only something we look back on. It’s something we build.
Today, women in business are launching companies, funding innovation, mentoring rising leaders, and reshaping industries in real time. From female founders in wellness to women leading emerging industries like hemp-derived beverages, progress is happening now.
Making history doesn’t require a headline. It requires courage — and ownership.
The Rise of Women-Owned Businesses
Women-owned businesses are one of the fastest-growing segments of entrepreneurship in the United States. Across industries, women entrepreneurs are influencing workplace culture, economic growth, and leadership models.
Ownership gives women more than a seat at the table. It gives them the ability to build the table. When women own companies, they shape hiring decisions, brand values, product development, and long-term strategy. That influence extends beyond revenue — it affects communities and future generations.
As a proudly women-owned company, Liberty13 was founded on the belief that ownership is power. Not power over others, but power to contribute differently — and to build intentionally.
Female Founders in Emerging Industries
Emerging industries are defined by the people who step into them early. Women in emerging industries — including wellness, functional beverages, and hemp-derived products — are helping shape how those categories evolve. Female leadership at this stage matters because it determines which values become foundational.
Transparency. Education. Responsibility. Long-term thinking.
When women build companies in new markets, they don’t just participate — they influence the direction.
Women Mentoring Women: How Momentum Grows
No generation advances alone. One of the most powerful forces behind women’s progress is mentorship. Women mentoring women accelerates confidence, transfers knowledge, and expands opportunity. Every successful female founder or executive likely had someone who encouraged her, advised her, or opened a door.
This Women’s History Month, leadership isn’t only about titles. It’s about influence. Mentorship — formal or informal — ensures that progress compounds. When women lift other women, history moves forward faster.
Representation Shapes the Next Generation of Women Entrepreneurs
Young women today are growing up with greater visibility of women in business than ever before. They see women-owned companies, female founders raising capital, and women investors funding innovation. Representation expands expectations.
When girls and young professionals see women leading across industries — from technology to wellness to hemp beverages — ambition becomes normalized. Making history now means widening the path for the next generation of women entrepreneurs.
Building With Intention at Liberty13
At Liberty13, being women-owned isn’t a marketing statement — it shapes how we operate. It influences how we formulate our hemp-derived beverages, how we educate customers, and how we prioritize long-term growth. We believe women belong in every room where decisions are made — especially in industries still defining themselves.
Women’s History Month is a reminder that progress isn’t finished. It’s unfolding. And every woman who builds, mentors, invests, or leads is part of that story.
How to Make History Now
Making history doesn’t always require starting a company.
It can look like mentoring a colleague.
Supporting women-owned brands.
Investing in female-led businesses.
Advocating for yourself in the workplace.
Taking a risk you’ve been postponing.
Women’s History Month is both a celebration and an invitation. History isn’t behind us. It’s being written — by women in business, by female founders, and by those willing to step forward.