11 small women-owned businesses to support for Women's History Month and beyond

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As Women's History Month comes to a close, we're highlighting some of the women-owned small businesses that should be on your radar.

According to a recent report, women-owned businesses they make up 39 percent of all U.S. businesses, bringing in $2.1 trillion. In addition, the number of women-owned businesses doubled compared to men's businesses between 2019 and 2023 and more than quadrupled between 2022 and 2023.

The future is female. See below for a list of women's and established beauty and fashion brands to shop.

Yensa Beauty

Former Power Rangers Yensa Beauty by actress Jennifer Yen brings the “science of superfood” to your beauty routine.

The beauty brand has a line of high-performance cosmetics and skincare products, each infused with eight superfoods that help nourish and improve your skin over time.

Nodpod

Nodpod founder and CEO Melissa Bamberg is passionate about “helping people feel better every day,” and sleep plays a big part in that.

Nodpod's pressure-blocking sleep mask offers the comfort of a “weighted blanket for your eyes” or a “hug for your brain,” according to the product description, and is an Amazon bestseller with over 2,000 sold in last month.

The lightweight, sleep mask is made of soft silk and velvet and is filled with beads that apply gentle pressure to your eyes for deeper relaxation. What do buyers think? Nodpod is a “sleep game changer” according to one customer review.

Hill House Home

Nell Diamond founded Hill House Home with the hope of making “happy things for happy places,” and she's succeeding with a line of midi and maxi dresses in lightweight fabrics, ruffles, adorable prints, and a loyal following.

The brand has a wonderful collection of dresses that are perfect for spring and summer, including the signature Sleep dress (it's also breastfeeding friendly). Save 25% off with code SPRING25.

Maison Miru

This independent, direct-to-consumer jewelry brand creates pieces made for work and play. Designed by former Maison Miru engineer, the brand makes waterproof, waterproof jewelry designed for constant wear (they even have a collection of earrings that won't hurt your ears while you take a nap).

Also, the jewelry comes packaged in cute boxes.

TomboyX

TomboyX is a gender inclusive, queer brand founded in 2013 by married couple Fran Dunaway and Naomi Gonzalez. The brand carries sustainable bras, boxers, briefs, gender-affirming underwear, swimwear, t-shirts, tanks, hoodies, joggers and more in sizes 3XS-6X.

TomboyX is popular boy shorts they come in a variety of colors including black, charcoal, burnt orange and rainbow prints.

Alter

Founded by Shilpa Iyengar and Harmony Pilobello, Alterre is a sustainable footwear brand that features ethical designs in cool prints as well as solid colors.

Each shoe features foam-cushioned soles and interchangeable straps, making it easy to change your look instantly.

PerfectDD

With PerfectDD, founder and CEO Alice Kim set out to create flattering, fun and flirty tops for bustier women.

The Christa TullyPi blouse offers the versatility of a basic T-shirt with a crew neck design and in a few different colors including black, white, gray and army green (sizes X-SX).

Dezi glasses

Dezi glasses are Tik Tok– and Endorsed by Beyoncé. Founded by influencer Desi Perkins, the eyewear brand features stylish sunglasses for under $100. You can find Dezi glasses at desi.co and Nordstrom.

Dreamer

For dreamy music lovers. Daydreamer is a Los Angeles-based streetwear brand founded by Laura Glover that features tops, pants, and oversized band tees that cover just about every genre of music you can think of, including alternative rock, pop, pop rock, hip- hop, country and metal.

Third Love

Third Love was founded by Heidi Zak and Ra'el Cohen to offer “a third, better choice” between comfortable bras and sexy bras.

Shoppers can't stop talking about ThirdLove's bra top. It's a supportive, comfortable everyday bra that has nearly 60,000 customer reviews and a 4.5 star rating. The bra comes in twelve colors and cup sizes ranging from AH.

Society of thighs

Big or small, Thigh Society has it all covered! Thigh Society, founded by Marnie Rabinovitch Consky, makes shorts that don't fray, wear out and wear many times, the first of which was introduced in 2009.

The Staple short nicknamed “Gold and gold” because it is not too thick or too clean – it is correct. The comfortable shorts are available in sizes ranging from XS-6XL (in black, beige, rosette, lilac and indigo).

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