• Noëlle Santos, Owner | Lit Bar


    Ancestry: Puerto Rico
    Residence: Born in and currently resides in Bronx, New York
    What You Should Know:

    Noëlle Santos is owner of The Lit. Bar: the only bookstore (and wine bar) in her native Bronx, New York. Her entrepreneurial journey includes winning the New York Public Library and Citi Foundation’s 2016 business plan competition, operating her 400-member book club, and crowdfunding over $150,000 as a lone campaigner—all while working full-time as a certified Human Resources Professional. Noëlle’s hustle has garnered dozens of profiles by media outlets including Forbes, The Today Show, Essence, Glamour, Ebony, Latina, and The Huffington Post. (1stnoelle.com)

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    Quote: http://www.latina.com/lifestyle/inspiring-latina/noelle-santos-lit-bar-bookstore-bronx
    Photo: https://twitter.com/bossynbookish
    Graphic approval by Noëlle Santos

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    1. [Sherman, Erik. “For Latinas, the Lifetime Gender Wage Gap Is More Than $1 Million.” Fortune, 4 Apr. 2016, fortune.com/2016/04/04/latina-wage-gap-1-million/.]↩ 2. [Obando, Andrea. “Tackling the Latina Wage Gap.” Equal Rights Advocates, 1 Nov. 2016, www.equalrights.org/tackling-latina-wage-gap/.]↩ 3. [Vogtman, Julie, et al. “Fair Pay for Latinas Requires a Fair Minimum Wage.” NCLR, National Women's Law Center, July 2015.]↩ 4. [Kelly, Mary Louise. “Why Latina Women Are Earning Significantly Less Than White Men.” NPR, NPR, 16 Oct. 2016, www.npr.org/2016/10/16/498135745/why-latina-women-are-earning-significantly-less-than-white-men.]↩ 5. [Fisher, Milia. “Women of Color and the Gender Wage Gap.” Center for American Progress, 14 Apr. 2015, www.americanprogress.org/issues/women/reports/2015/04/14/110962/women-of-color-and-the-gender-wage-gap/.]↩


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