Cochran, Jacqueline, 1906?-1980
Jacqueline Cochran, cosmetics executive and world-famous aviatrix, was the product of obscure origins. Born Bessie Pittman, born 1906/1908/1910, in northwest Florida (sources differ on her birth year). The Pittmans were and impoverished family that moved from one town to another in search of work. Even as a child, Bessie possessed an unusual amount of drive and ambition. She resented the limited opportunities available to her in such an environment, especially after she was told the Pittmans were not her real parents, but had merely raised her from infancy. At an early age Bessie left home and changed her name to "Jacqueline Cochran," apparently to symbolize her break with the past. Although she renounced the Pittman name, and never publicly revealed the identity of her foster family, she remained in contact with her foster parents and later contributed to the support of their children and grandchildren.
After briefly studying to be a nurse, Cochran obtained a job in a beauty parlor in Pensacola, Florida. Over the next few years, she climbed the social ladder until, by 1932, she was working as a beautician in an exclusive store in New York City. Shortly thereafter, she began developing her own line of cosmetics. About 1935, she founded her own company, Jacqueline Cochran Incorporated. The company grew slowly but by the late 1940s, Cochran's products were being sold in department stores across the United States. She also became the American distributor for several famous French products, notably Nina Ricci perfumes.
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