Hazel Bishop

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Hazel Bishop
Hazel Bishop
Born	August 17, 1906 Hoboken, New Jersey
Died	December 5, 1998
Occupation	chemist
Employers	Hazel Bishop, Inc.
Known for	lipstick

Hazel Gladys Bishop (August 17, 1906 – December 5, 1998) was a chemist and the founder of the cosmetics company Hazel Bishop, Inc. In 1950 she invented "lasting lipstick", this product was the first of the "non-smear, long lasting" type. Sales by Hazel Bishop Inc. of its lipstick increased from $49,527 in 1950 to $10,100,682 in 1953.^{[citation needed]}

She was born in Hoboken, New Jersey.

[edit] External links

• Biography
• Encyclopaedia Britannica
• Hazel Bishop Papers.Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University.