The schoolteacher who became Cadillac Kate

Kate Sullivan, whose husband sold boats, delivered a dinghy in 1978 to the general manager of a Detroit Cadillac store, and it changed her life.

October 17, 2013 05:00 AM

The challenges, and rewards, of finding and recruiting women for work in dealerships are not new. Consider the case of "Cadillac Kate" Sullivan.

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