Mary Kathlyn Wagner (Ash Mary Kay)

1918 - Born in rural Hotwells, Texas, on the 12th of May.

1963 - She retired, intending to write a book to assist women in business.

1938 - 1952 - She rose at Stanley to unit manager.

1952 - She moved from her job at Stanley Home Products to a similar sales slot at World Gift Company.

1963 - She founded her own company, originally named "Beauty by Mary Kay," a venture based primarily on a special skin care cream to which she had purchased the manufacturing rights.

1963 - Her second husband had died, only weeks after her company was established.

1980 - She became involved in cancer research through fund raising after her husband, Mel, died of cancer.

1981 - She published a carefully laundered autobiography.

1984 - She wrote Mary Kay on People Management, a volume that expanded on the now-familiar God-and-family theory of business success for women.

1987 - She became the chairman emeritus of Mary Kay Inc.

1993 - She was honored with the dedication of the Mary Kay Ash Center for Cancer Immunotherapy Research at St. Paul Medical Center in Dallas.

1996 - New foundation was started to research cancers which have historically affected women, the foundation was named the Mary Kay Ash Charitable Foundation.

2001 - Died on the 22th of November.