In 1963, Marion Sandler made history by becoming the first female CEO of a major U.S. company, Golden West Financial. She was named co-CEO with her husband Herbert and would hold that title for 43 years.
That same year, Katharine Graham became president at The Washington Post and later became CEO in 1972. Graham's father, Eugene Mayer, was the publisher before giving the reins to her husband, Philip, who died by suicide in 1963.
