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Yekaterina Prokhorova

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Jekaterina Prochorova (1779-1851), was a Russian entrepreneur.[1]

She was born to the Moscow merchant Nikifor Rodionovich Mokeev and married the merchant Vasily Ivanovich Prokhorov (1753-1815). When she was widowed in 1815, she took over the cotton textile industry of her late spouse. Her business belonged to the biggest in Moscow, which made her a leading figure in the cotton industry. In the 1830s and 1840s, her company was the leading in the trade, making her a millionaire. Her company was the leading in manufacturing shawls and textiles.

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  1. ^ Ульянова Г. Н. Московские купчихи-предпринимательницы в 1830-е – 1840-е годы по данным торгово-промышленной статистики и ревизских сказок // Россия и мир в конце XIX – первой половине ХХ в.: Сборник к 85-летию Бориса Васильевича Ананьича. — Лики России, 2017. — С. 192—230.