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M.C. Phillips
Mary Catherine Phillips (1903–1981) was an American consumer advocate, author, and member of the Board of Directors of Consumers' Research in Bowerstown, New Jersey. She tested consumer beauty products, promoted safety for cosmetics, and wrote ''Skin Deep. The Truth About Beauty Aids – Safe and Harmful''. Career Phillips was hired by Consumers' Research in 1932. Her main area of work was testing consumer beauty products. She was a member of the Board of Directors from 1934 to 1980. In 1934, she wrote the book, ''Skin Deep. The Truth About Beauty Aids – Safe and Harmful'', about the cosmetics industry, using her initials, M. C. Phillips. The book was described as "entirely frank and fearless" in a review by ''The New York Times''. It was a best seller that year and provided support for the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act passed in 1938. She later wrote the sequel, ''More Than Skin Deep'', in 1948. In 1935, workers at Consumers' Research complained about working condit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wellesley College
Wellesley College is a private women's liberal arts college in Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1870 by Henry and Pauline Durant as a female seminary, it is a member of the original Seven Sisters Colleges, an unofficial grouping of elite current and former women's colleges in the northeastern United States. Wellesley's endowment of $3.226 billion is the largest out of all women's colleges and the 49th largest among all colleges and universities in the United States in 2019. Wellesley is frequently considered to be one of the best liberal arts colleges in the United States. The college is currently ranked #5 on the National Liberal Arts College list produced by ''U.S. News & World Report''. Wellesley is home to 56 departmental and interdepartmental majors spanning the liberal arts, as well as over 150 student clubs and organizations. Wellesley athletes compete in the NCAA Division III New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference. Its 500-acre (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
