Notable People in History

Ep 56. Helena Rubinstein: The Polish Eagle of the Beauty Industry


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In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Helena Rubinstein. Driven by courage, intelligence, and a will to succeed that would make her neglect her husbands, children and family, Helena Rubinstein built a beauty empire. She was born Chaja Rubinstein, and at the age of 24 set off to Australia aboard the Prinz Regent Luitpol with twelve jars of face cream.

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Notable People in HistoryBy Lawrence Jean-Louis