Rose Knox:

How One Woman Mixed Kitchen and Boardroom to Remold an American Business

A fascinating story of the woman who ran the famous Knox Gelatine brand for decades.

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Rose Knox

In 1914 after six years of secretly running the company, Rose Knox revealed that she'd assumed her deceased husband's position as the company's president. With creativity and persistence, she then skillfully drew upon traditional ideals of domesticity and womanhood to turn Knox Gelatine into an iconic American brand and herself into a business celebrity.

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Rachel Greenfield turned to biography after forty years as a publishing and digital business executive, which included positions as an e-book company entrepreneur, consultant, and the executive running the Publishing Division of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia. She lives in the Hudson Valley in New York State.

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Forget the traditional book club format. This book is meant to be experienced with your hands in the kitchen, a glass in hand and a group of friends ready to laugh, learn and taste something unexpected.

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“We often say there aren't enough women role models in business. But there are. There were. Rose Knox built a national company, raised a family, and inspired millions — and then history forgot her. This book is a reclamation. A reminder that we don't have to start over. We just have to remember.”

— Whitney Johnson
Thinkers50 and Inc Magazine Top Management Thinker,
2025 ATD Talent Development Thought Leader Award