Helena Rubinstein

Born: Dec. 25, 1872 Kraków, Poland

Died: 1965

Entrepreneur, philanthropist and art collector, she opened beauty salons & manufactured cosmetics from Paris to Australia to London to New York.

Her business success made her one of the world’s richest women.

Stood up to & fought antisemitism throughout her life.

She was very frugal in some way– even bringing a bag lunch to work– but was also an collector of expensive fine art.

Was a generous philanthropist and her foundation, seen on the Sesame Street credits, helped provide scholarships for young women to receive an education.