The Women's Current
The Women's Current
Sylvia Beckerman
The Woman Behind Jell-O: Rose Knox with Rachel Greenfield
49 minutes Posted Oct 27, 2026 at 8:00 am.
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Who was Rose Knox, and how did she become a powerful business leader in 1908, when women were barely welcome in the boardroom? Historian Rachel Greenfield joins Sylvia and Molly to uncover the remarkable woman behind Knox Gelatin, her unconventional approach to leadership, and the contributions of women whose names history has largely forgotten. And when a male executive threatened to resign? Rose accepted his resignation.