Women's History Month: Tea Time and Book Discussion - April 8, 2010
On March 25, 2010, Bowie State University celebrated Women's History Month with a tea and book discussion event, featuring author Lillian Lincoln Lambert. She came on campus to discuss her book "The Road to Someplace Better: From the Segregated South to Harvard Business School and Beyond." In this book, she shares an inspiring personal journey that traces her roots as a poor farm girl in Virginia who overcomes obstacles to make history at Harvard University and become a successful entrepreneur in Maryland.
Author and businesswoman Lillian Lincoln Lambert is primarily known for being the first African-American woman to earn an MBA from Harvard Business School. She was one of six blacks and one of 18 females in her class of 800. Lambert was not offered a job by any company prior to her 1969 graduation. In 1976 she launched her own building services company, Centennial One. The entrepreneur built it into a $20 million plus company, that she sold in 2001. In 2003, Harvard Business School awarded Lambert the Alumni Achievement Award, the highest award bestowed on its alumni.
Read MoreAuthor and businesswoman Lillian Lincoln Lambert is primarily known for being the first African-American woman to earn an MBA from Harvard Business School. She was one of six blacks and one of 18 females in her class of 800. Lambert was not offered a job by any company prior to her 1969 graduation. In 1976 she launched her own building services company, Centennial One. The entrepreneur built it into a $20 million plus company, that she sold in 2001. In 2003, Harvard Business School awarded Lambert the Alumni Achievement Award, the highest award bestowed on its alumni.
