Mary Kay Ash

Mary Kay Ash (born Mary Kathlyn Wagner; May 12, 1918 – November 22, 2001) was an American businesswoman and founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics, Inc.

Mary Kay Ash (Mary Kathleen Wagner) was born in Hot Wells, Harris County, Texas, USA.^[1] Her parents were Edward Alexander and Lula Wember Hastings Wagner. She graduated from Reagan High School in Houston in 1934.^[2]

Disappointed when she was passed over for a promotion in favor of a man she was training, Ashe retired in 1963 with the intention of writing a book to help women in business. The book turned into a business plan for her ideal company, and in the summer of 1963, Mary Kay Ash and her new husband, George Hallenbeck planned to launch Mary Kay Cosmetics.^[3]

References

↑ Leavitt, Judith A. (1985) American Women Managers and Administrators Greenwood Publishing, Westport, Conn., p. 14, ISBN 0-313-23748-4
↑ «Distinguished HISD Alumni Archived 2012-05-15 at the Wayback Machine.» Houston Independent School District.
↑ Leavitt, Judith A. (1985). American women managers and administrators : a selective biographical dictionary of twentieth-century leaders in business, education, and government. Westport, Conn. ISBN 0-313-23748-4. OCLC 10878509.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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[Leavitt2-1] Leavitt, Judith A. (1985) American Women Managers and Administrators Greenwood Publishing, Westport, Conn., p. 14, ISBN 0-313-23748-4

[Distinguished-2] «Distinguished HISD Alumni Archived 2012-05-15 at the Wayback Machine.» Houston Independent School District.

[3] Leavitt, Judith A. (1985). American women managers and administrators : a selective biographical dictionary of twentieth-century leaders in business, education, and government. Westport, Conn. ISBN 0-313-23748-4. OCLC 10878509.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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