Wikipedia's first sentence called it “born in this house”. Today it says “polish businesswoman”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Polish-American businesswoman, art collector, and philanthropist”. It now reads “Polish and American businesswoman, art collector, and philanthropist”.
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The opening as it read in 2005
Helena Rubinstein was born in this house (Cracow). Helena Rubinstein (born 1871 Kraków , Poland - 1965 New York , USA ) was a Polish - American cosmetics industrialist.1She was the founder and eponym of Helena Rubinstein, Incorporated and became one of the world's richest women.2At the age of 18 she moved to Australia where she mixed medical formulas and ointments, in 1902 she opened the world's first beauty salon in Melbourne . In 1908 she opened a beauty salon in London followed in 1912 by another in Paris and 1914 in New York City . Since 1917 Rubinstein began the manufacture and wholesale distribution of her products. The cosmetics company bearing her name was eventually sold to L'Oréal , founded by Nazi-sympathizer Eugène Schueller . During the Arab Boycott , L'Oréal attempted to remove all Jews from control of the company. This effort was made through the efforts of French diplomats and Jacques Corrèze , a convicted war criminal who was CEO of L'Oréal's American subsidiary Cosmair, Inc (now L'Oréal USA, Inc.). The effort to eradicate Jewish ownership and control, illegal in both France and the United States, was stopped only after it was publicly revealed by Jean Frydman, a corporate director affected by the effort. v t e3
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Helena Rubinstein (December 25, 1870 – April 1, 1965), a Polish cosmetics industrialist, founder and eponym of Helena Rubinstein, Incorporated , which made her one of the world's richest women.Women Who Changed the World .
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Helena Rubinstein was born in this house in Kraków 's Kazimierz district.Helena Rubinstein (born Chaja Rubinstein , December 25, 1872 – April 1, 1965) was a Polish -born American business magnate .A cosmetics entrepreneur, she was the founder and eponym of Helena Rubinstein Incorporated cosmetics company, which made her one of the world's richest women.
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Polish-American businesswoman, art collector, and philanthropist Helena Rubinstein (born Chaja Rubinstein ; December 25, 1872 – April 1, 1965) was a Polish-American businesswoman, art collector, and philanthropist. A cosmetics entrepreneur, and was the founder and eponym of Helena Rubinstein Incorporated cosmetics company, which made her one of the world's richest women.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Polish and American businesswoman, art collector, and philanthropist Helena Rubinstein (born Chaja Rubinstein ; December 25, 1872 – April 1, 1965) was a Polish and American businesswoman, art collector, and philanthropist. A cosmetics entrepreneur, she was the founder and eponym of Helena Rubinstein Incorporated cosmetics company, which made her one of the world's richest women.
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “born in this house”. Today it says “polish businesswoman”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Polish-American businesswoman, art collector, and philanthropist”. It now reads “Polish and American businesswoman, art collector, and philanthropist”. Read the current article and compare.
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polish businesswoman
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