Rubinstein, Helena (1870-1965)

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cosmetics manufacturer
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RUBINSTEIN, HELENA (1870?-1965), cosmetics manufacturer, was born probably on Christmas Day 1870 (possibly 1871 or 1872) at Cracow, Austria (Poland). Her early life is sparsely documented. By her own account she was the eldest of eight daughters (a son died in infancy) of Horace Rubinstein, an egg merchant of mediocre business abilities, and his wife Augusta, née Silberfeld. She claimed to have begun a medical course, abandoning it because she fainted in the wards. When her father suggested marriage to a wealthy widower she escaped by visiting her uncle Louis Silberfeld, a storekeeper and part-time oculist, at Coleraine in western Victoria. She arrived in summer, probably in 1894. Stylishly dressed and already 'haughty and difficult', she took English lessons at a small school at Coleraine, shocking her teachers by asking 'what does “bugger” mean? My uncle calls me that'.

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  1. My life for beauty / Helena Rubinstein
    Rubinstein, Helena, 1870-1965
    [ Book : 1965-1966 ]
    At 13 libraries
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  2. Beauty in the making : the stepping stones thereto / Helena Rubinstein
    Rubinstein, Helena, 1870-1965
    [ Book : 1900 ]
    At State Library of NSW
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  3. I Seleção Helena Rubinstein de arte jovem
    Rubinstein, Helena, 1870-1965
    [ Book : 1986 ]
    Languages: Portuguese, French
    At Art Gallery SA Lib
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  4. The Helena Rubinstein travelling art scholarship
    Rubinstein, Helena, 1870-1965
    [ Periodical : 1958 ]
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  5. Beauty for you / Helena Rubinstein
    Rubinstein, Helena, 1870-1965
    [ Book : 1930 ]
    At National Library
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  6. Beauty for you : every woman's ABC of skin care, hair care and make-up / by Helena Rubinstein
    Rubinstein, Helena, 1870-1965
    [ Book : 1950-1959 ]
    At Monash Uni Library
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  7. Food for beauty / by Helena Rubinstein ; [revised and updated by Frank Murray]
    Rubinstein, Helena, 1870-1965
    [ Book : 1938-1977 ]
    Read online at Open Library/Internet Archive
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    At Barr Smith Library
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  8. The Helena Rubinstein travelling art scholarship
    Rubinstein, Helena, 1870-1965
    [ Book : 1964 ]
    Languages: Undetermined
    At 2 libraries
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  1. My life for beauty / Helena Rubinstein
    Rubinstein, Helena, 1870-1965
    [ Book : 1965-1966 ]
    At 13 libraries
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 33.588)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 33.588)

  2. War paint : Miss Elizabeth Arden and Madame Helena Rubinstein : their lives, their times, their rivalry / Lindy Woodhead
    Woodhead, Lindy
    [ Book : 2003-2012 ]
    At 69 libraries
    War paint : Miss Elizabeth Arden and Madame Helena Rubinstein : their lives, their times, their rivalry / Lindy Woodhead
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  3. Helena Rubinstein : the woman who invented beauty / Michele Fitoussi
    Fitoussi, Michèle
    [ Book : 2012-2013 ]
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    Helena Rubinstein : the woman who invented beauty / Michele Fitoussi
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  4. Beauty in the making : the stepping stones thereto / Helena Rubinstein
    Rubinstein, Helena, 1870-1965
    [ Book : 1900 ]
    At State Library of NSW
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  5. Madame : an intimate biography of Helena Rubinstein / [by] Patrick O'Higgins
    O'Higgins, Patrick
    [ Book : 1971 ]
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    Madame : an intimate biography of Helena Rubinstein / [by] Patrick O'Higgins
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  6. [Biographical cuttings on Helena Rubinstein, beautician and businesswoman, containing one or more cuttings from newspapers or journals]
    [ Published : 1900-1990 ]
    At National Library
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    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 18.711)

  7. I Seleção Helena Rubinstein de arte jovem
    Rubinstein, Helena, 1870-1965
    [ Book : 1986 ]
    Languages: Portuguese, French
    At Art Gallery SA Lib
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    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 13.856)

  8. Ugly beauty : Helena Rubinstein, L'Oreal, and the blemished history of looking good / Ruth Brandon
    Brandon, Ruth
    [ Book : 2011 ]
    At 27 libraries
    Ugly beauty : Helena Rubinstein, L'Oreal, and the blemished history of looking good / Ruth Brandon
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  9. Helena Rubinstein and the Merino
    Maloney, Shane; Grosz, Chris
    Monthly, The
    [ Article : 1113-2012 ]
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  10. The powder and the glory
    Australian Broadcasting Corporation
    [ Video : 2007-2009 ]
    At 25 libraries
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  2. TODAY'S BEAUTY HINT ... By Helena Rubinstein
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