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A sweeping biography of one of the most influential and successful business-women in American history, BECOMING ELIZABETH ARDEN opens the Red Door to a world of wealth, glamor, and the profitable business of beauty. Elizabeth Arden was a household name on six continents and a millionaire several times over before her death in 1966. Arden counted British royalty and social elites from the overlapping worlds of New York, Hollywood, London, and Paris among her clients. She revolutionized skin care and cosmetics, making it acceptable for all women to embrace glamour and wear makeup - not just actresses and prostitutes. She created a successful international business empire before women gained the vote and at a time when virtually no woman owned or ran a national company.
About the Author
Stacy Cordery is a biographer and professor of History at Iowa State University. She is currently under contract with Viking/Penguin for a biography of the rags-to-riches, innovative American beauty entrepreneur Elizabeth Arden.Stacy's most recent book, _Juliette Gordon Low: The Remarkable Founder of the Girl Scouts_, earned praise from the Chicago Tribune, the Christian Science Monitor, USA Today, Kirkus, and Publisher's Weekly, among others. Her third book, _Alice: Alice Roosevelt Longworth, from White House Princess to Washington Power Broker_, was a New York Times notable non-fiction book and widely extolled for its depth of research and engaging prose. She is a popular speaker and has appeared on venues such as NPR, CNN, C-SPAN, the Diane Rehm Show, and the Smithsonian Channel. For more, please see www.StacyCordery.com.Follow Stacy on facebook: Stacy Cordery, Author or on Twitter (@StacyCordery) .
