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William Dobell “Woman in a Salon (Helena Rubinstein)” 1960

23 November 2019

9:00 AM

23 November 2019

9:00 AM

She was a girl from Coleraine who became the world’s first self made multi-millionairess. Born in Krakôw, Poland in1872, she emigrated to Australia in 1896 to escape an arranged marriage, living in Coleraine with an uncle. Entrepreneurial from the outset, she imported face cream made in Poland, selling it to local ladies who admired her complexion.

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