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In this episode of This Week in Business History, host Scott W. Luton visits the story of three leaders that had a profound impact in their communities and in industry. But many folks may not be very familiar with Wilma Mankiller, Edwin Hubble & Rose Knox. Take a listen to this week’s episode & learn more about why these three individuals & their contributions were critical to humanity & our march forward.

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