Yekaterina Prokhorova

Jekaterina Prochorova, was a Russian entrepreneur.
She was born to the Moscow merchant Nikifor Rodionovich Mokeev and married the merchant Vasily Ivanovich Prokhorov. 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.