Marlene Wagman-Geller received her B.A. from York University and her teaching credentials from the University of Toronto and San Diego State University. Currently she teaches high school English in National City, California. Reviews from her first three books (Penguin/Perigree) have appeared in the New York Times and the Associated Press article was picked up in dozens of newspapers such as the Denver Post, the Huffington Post, and the San Diego Tribune.
TABLE OF CONTENTS WOMEN WHO LAUNCH 1. Julia Ward Howe (1861) launched the
Battle Hymn of the Repulic 2. Sarah Josepha Hale (1903) launched
Thanksgiving 3. Emma Lazarus (1903) launched the Statue of Liberty as an
Immigration Icon 4. Coco Channel (1883) launched the House of Channel 5.
Helena Rubinstein (1903) launched Helena Rubinstein Cosmetics 6. Elizabeth
Magie (1904) launched Monopoly 7. Juliette Gordon Low (1912) launched the
Girl Scouts 8. Anna Jarvis (1914) launched Mother¿s Day 9. Caresse Cosby
(1914) launched the modern bra 10. Margaret Sanger (1916) lunched Planned
Parenthood 11. Rosie Monroe (1943) launched poster Rosie the Riveter 12.
Esther Lauder (1945) launched Estee Lauder 13. Lillian Vernon (1951)
launched Lillian Vernon 14. The Landers (1955-1956) launched Dear Abby and
Dear Anne Advice Column 15. Ruth Handler (1959) launched Barbie Doll 16.
Rachel Carson (1962) launched the Environmental Movement 17. Mahalia
Jackson (1963) launched I Ave a Dream Speech 18. Norma McCorvey (1973)
launched Supreme Court Ruling 19. Jenny Craig (1983) launched Jenny Craig
20. Sara Blakely (200) lunched Spanx 21. Arianna Huffington (2005) launched
Huffington Post 22. Krista Suh (2017) The Pussyhat Project
