Rose Knox was an American businesswoman, who ran the Knox Gelatin Factory in Johnstown, New York, United States, after her husband died.
10 Facts About Rose Knox
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Rose Knox won wide respect as one of the leading businesswomen of her time.
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In 1896 the family moved to Johnstown to set up a gelatin business after Charles Knox watched Rose making homemade gelatin in her kitchen.
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Mr and Mrs Charles Rose Knox were very close: Charles shared all his business affairs with his wife, making them partners in the business.
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Progressive for his time, Mr Rose Knox allocated his wife a weekly allowance which she could do with as she pleased.
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Rose Knox became a businesswoman when her husband died in 1908, taking over his Rose Knox Gelatin Factory.
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Rose Knox requested one of her husband's top executives to resign after he was overheard saying he would not work for a woman.
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Mrs Rose Knox survived the Depression without having to release any of her workers.
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Rose Knox was a Presbyterian in religion and a Republican in politics.
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In 1937, Mrs Rose Knox was voted as the woman who had contributed the most to American business by the New York State Federation of Business and Professional Women.