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Mary Kay Ash

Mary Kay Ash, American businesswoman, founded Mary Kay Cosmetics (died 2001)

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Born
May 12, 1918
Died
November 22, 2001
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1918

About Mary Kay Ash

Mary Kay Ash was an American businesswoman and founder of direct sales company Mary Kay Cosmetics, Inc. At the time of her death, she had a fortune of $98 million, and her company had more than $1.2 billion in sales with a sales force of more than 800,000 in at least three dozen countries. One month after George's death, with a $5,000 investment from her oldest son, Ben Rogers, Jr., Ash started Mary Kay Cosmetics. A long-time fundraiser for charities, she founded the Mary Kay Ash Charitable Foundation in 1996 to raise money to combat domestic violence and cancers affecting women. Her first book, called Mary Kay on People Management, was published in 1984 and was on the New York Times Best Seller list.

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Mary Kay Ash timeline

  1. Her first book, called Mary Kay on People Management, was published in 1984 and was on the New York Times Best Seller list.
  2. A long-time fundraiser for charities, she founded the Mary Kay Ash Charitable Foundation in 1996 to raise money to combat domestic violence and cancers affecting women.

The world when Mary Kay Ash was born

Mary Kay Ash was born in 1918. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1918

  • Best-selling book"The U.P. Trail" – Zane Grey

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentWorld Series played in September due to WWI
  • Top headlineWorld War I ends — Spanish Flu pandemic begins
  • Technology milestoneFirst regular airmail service
  • World population~1.78B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population102.0M

1918 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Mary Kay Ash's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19182026
Gas$0.25$3.45/gal
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population102.0M341 million

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