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Donna Karan (Fashion Designer/ DKNY)

Donna Karan (Fashion Designer/ DKNY)

Donna Karan (born October 2, 1948) is an American Jewish fashion designer and the creator of the Donna Karan New York and DKNY clothing labels.

I never see one woman when I design, it's always a universe of women

Karan was born Donna Ivy Faske in Forest Hills, Queens, USA. She grew up in Woodmere, Long Island, New York, with her stepfather, a tailor, and her mother, a model.

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Dorothy Draper (Pioneer Interior Designer)

dorothydraper.jpgDorothy Draper (born Dorothy Tuckerman November 22, 1889, died March 11, 1969) was an influential and innovative American interior decorator of the early to mid 20th century.

She helped inspire a generation of home improvement devotees with her 1939 book Decorating is Fun!, subtitled "How to Be Your Own Decorator". 

Her book Entertaining is Fun! How to Be a Popular Hostess, was reissued in 2004.

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31 Amazing TEDGlobal Women: A-V

TEDGlobal Susan viewingYipppeeee!!! TED is getting closer to achieving gender parity on its world stages: more than 40% of the speakers at TEDGlobal 2012 are/were women.

I watched the conference livestream (sometimes from my TEDxBed) thanks to TEDLive, the next best way of experiencing a TED conference without actually being there. In fact, in some ways, it's better.

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