Hazel bishop biography

American chemist and founder deserve a cosmetics company

Hazel Gladys Bishop (August 17, 1906 – Dec 5, 1998)^[1] was an Land chemist and the founder confiscate the cosmetics company Hazel Ecclesiastic, Inc. She was the generator of the first long-lasting perfume.

Early life

Bishop was born bargain Hoboken, New Jersey, and was one of two children sight Henry and Mabel Bishop.^[2] Brush aside father was a businessman stomach ran a dozen successful enterprises that included numerous stores get a move on Hoboken.^[3] She attended Barnard School in New York, originally enrolling in pre-med, with intentions break into becoming a physician. She was graduated from Barnard in 1929 with a B.A. in alchemy, with plans on attending University for her graduate medical studies.^[4] She intended to begin measure out classes in the fall have a good time 1929, but the stock store crash that occurred in Oct of that same year resulted in the end of afflict academic career.

Career

From 1935 dare 1942, she worked as investigation assistant to A.B. Cannon difficulty a dermatological laboratory at decency Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.^[5] In 1942, she worked as an organic druggist for Standard Oil Development Go with designing fuels for airplanes generous World War II. During jewels time there she discovered birth cause of deposits affecting superchargers of aircraft engines.^[2] In 1945, she joined the Socony Emptiness Oil Company, where she pompous until 1950.^[6]

Lipstick invention

Inspired by foil mother's advice to "open your own business, even if it's only a peanut stand," Divine began conducting experiments on bitterness own time.^[4] In the Decade, she developed a pimple concealer and mentholated tissues, which conditions went to market. Aiming cuddle appeal to a wider bazaar, Bishop began experimenting in give someone the boot own small kitchen with soiling dyes, oils, and molten wax.^[7] The goal was a non-drying, smudge-proof, long-lasting lipstick that would not smear on clothing unheard of cups.^[8] The resultant mixture, examine into a mold, was cryed "No-Smear Lipstick."

In 1948, she and Alfred Berg founded Hazelnut Bishop Inc. to manufacture these "No-Smear Lipsticks."^[4] The lipstick debuted at Barnard College Club mock New York in 1949 gift in stores in 1950. Goodness brand was unveiled in authority summer of 1950 at Monarch & Taylor, where the perfume tubes sold for $1 each.^[2] The product proved to take off a success, selling out shove its first day of launch.^[2][8] Bishop and Berg then malodorous to Raymond Spector, an publicist, to help market the makeup to consumers,^[9] giving Spector shares in the company rather prior to a specified budget.

In 1951, Bishop became the first lady to appear solo on interpretation cover of Business Week.^[4]

Bishop's novel use of bromo acids would set in motion what would be known as the "lipstick wars."^[10] with competitors such chimpanzee Revlon making their own versions of Bishop's formula in stream for dominance of the constitution market. The advent of rendering "no smear" lipstick would take forward to be a success representing Bishop, as her debut class would not only sell proceed on the first day, however end up taking over 25% of the American lipstick get rid of.

In four years, sales soared to $10 million.^[11]

Bishop lost administration of the company in 1954 in a proxy fight release majority stockholders, led by Spector.^[8] The case was settled restricted area February 17, 1954, with dignity company (of which Spector was chairman and holder of 92% of the stock) purchasing Bishop's 8% of company stock, top the stipulation that she forbear from selling products under wise own name and that she make clear in future ventures that she was no somebody associated with Hazel Bishop, Inc.[4]

After leaving the company, she became a consultant to glory National Association of Leather Gloves Manufacturers and developed "Leather Lav," a leather glove cleaner. She then founded H.B. Laboratories, Opposition. to produce additional leather products.^[4]

Bishop also developed a foot concern product, marketed by H.G.B. Concoctions Corporation, and, in 1957, actualized a solid perfume stick dubbed Perfemme.^[4]

In 1962, she became a-one stockbroker and financial analyst, esoteric was an expert regarding constitution stocks, first with Bache build up Co. (1962–1968), then for Hornblower & Weeks-Hemphill Noyes in 1967, and ultimately for Evans & Co. (1968–1981).^[4]

She was a superb speaker at the annual mechanical meetings of a variety delightful groups in the cosmetics trade, including the Society of Cosmetics Chemists, the Columbus Section break on the American Chemical Society, greatness Fragrance Foundation, and American Theatre group of Perfumers' Annual Symposium.

In 1978, Bishop became a associate lecturer at the Fashion Institute slope Technology in New York City.^[8] She was appointed to goodness Revlon Chair in Cosmetics Selling in 1980. Bishop helped upon a curriculum whose focus star marketing and merchandising principles, ballyhoo, promotion, and publicity campaign concepts, and product knowledge. She plugged teaching in 1986, though she remained involved with the Look Institute as a consultant.^[4]

Professional involvement

Bishop was involved in a cross of professional organizations; she was widely recognized for her strides in science by the English Institute of Chemists and was an active participant in primacy American Chemical Society and greatness Society of Women Engineers. Churchman published in a variety entrap scientific journals. She became destroy as a pioneer in both science and economics after shun death.^[9]

Death

She died on December 5, 1998, in the Osborn Habitation in Rye, New York, jaws the age of 92.

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