The First Woman To Put Her Face On Packaging Got Trolled Like Crazy

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12. Isn't that a perfect description of a successful entrepreneur?

Men are often recognized for their business acumen by being lauded for their savvy marketing schemes and profitable salesmanship that make them rich and powerful. You're trying very hard to find fault when a woman accomplishes the same goal, so maybe that is a good way of describing sexism too.

You're also trying to frame a woman who lived in the 19th century in terms of what's acceptable in our 21 century culture, and today's approbations against "snakeoil" and "scam artist" were not even in the vernacular of the day. This woman created a unique innovation by using newspapers advertisements in a period where women did not run businesses or appear as a public marketing icon. She depicted a changing social tableaux in which women could play a much larger role in traditional society.