Some stories dictate their own terms.
This series steered its own course from the beginning. What began as a single article about women-owned businesses, soon grew and took on a life of its own. In culling our initial list, we made some very tough cuts. In putting together each individual article, I made even more. Eventually, I included the women I did because each story highlighted a different aspect of a women's experience and because, when taken together, these women represent the rich variety that exists among women entrepreneurs.