Elizabeth Arden
(1878 - 1966) Canada
Entrepreneur
Elizabeth Arden, born Florence Nightingale Graham, was a cosmetics industry pioneer, and horse-breeder; she opened a salon on Fifth Avenue, New York City, in 1910, and turned it into a chain of more than 100 salons across America and Europe.
"She made a place for herself near the top of two male-governed domains - business and horse-racing - and while doing so, she guided other women, from Fortune 500 matrons to shop girls, toward self-empowerment."
Photo source: http://collections.ic.gc.ca/heirloom_series/volume4/162-165.htm
Quote source: Barrie, C. "Elizabeth Arden", Gay and Lesbian Biography (St. James Press, 1997)
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