A Layered Life: Breaking Barriers as a Trailblazing Black Woman in Corporate America

An unforgettable memoir of grit, grace, and groundbreaking leadership

Born into deep disadvantage in the 1950s during racial desegregation and before the women's rights movement, Gladys H. DeClouet shattered expectations by becoming the first female engineer in offshore oil and gas exploration and production. But her story doesn't stop there. As a pioneering Black woman in corporate America, Gladys climbed to the highest echelons of leadership in both the oil and restaurant industries-ultima...