Mary Kay Ash

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Mary Kay Ash was an American businesswoman and entrepreneur best known as the founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics, a pioneering direct-sales cosmetics company.

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instanceOf entrepreneur
human
advocated women’s entrepreneurship
work–life balance for women
awardReceived Horatio Alger Award NERFINISHED
Junior Achievement U.S. Business Hall of Fame induction NERFINISHED
birthDate 1918-05-12
birthPlace Hot Wells, Harris County, Texas, United States NERFINISHED
burialPlace Sparkman-Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery, Dallas, Texas, United States NERFINISHED
businessModelPromoted multi-level marketing
causeOfDeath pneumonia
child Ben Rogers Jr. NERFINISHED
Marylin Reed NERFINISHED
Richard Rogers NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 2001-11-22
education Reagan High School, Houston, Texas NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup White American
familyName Ash NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork cosmetics industry
direct sales
founded Mary Kay Cosmetics NERFINISHED
Mary Kay Inc. NERFINISHED
fullName Mary Kathlyn Wagner NERFINISHED
gender female
givenName Mary NERFINISHED
honor National Women’s Hall of Fame induction
inceptionOfCompanyFounded 1963
industryOfCompanyFounded cosmetics
direct selling
influenced women in business in the United States
knownFor founding Mary Kay Cosmetics
pioneering direct-sales cosmetics model
languageSpoken English
mottoAssociated God first, family second, career third
notableWork Mary Kay on People Management NERFINISHED
Mary Kay: The Success Story of America’s Most Dynamic Businesswoman NERFINISHED
You Can Have It All NERFINISHED
occupation author
businessperson
entrepreneur
placeOfCompanyFounded Dallas, Texas, United States NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
residence Dallas, Texas, United States NERFINISHED
spouse Ben Rogers NERFINISHED
J. Ben Rogers NERFINISHED
Melville Jerome Ash NERFINISHED

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Ken creator Mary Kay Ash
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