Kent, Jacqueline C

Profiles eight women who broke gender, racial, and other barriers to become doctors.

Describes the history of cosmetics and profiles seven cosmetics entrepreneurs, including Helen Rubinstein, Elizabeth Arden, and Max Factor.

Profiles nineteenth- and twentieth-century clothing designers Charles Worth, Levi Strauss, Coco Chanel, Christian Dior, Mary Quant, Ralph Lauren, and Vera Wang, describing their lives, careers, and influences on fashion.