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Anita Roddick

@anitaroddick

British business woman, founder of The Body Shop (1942-2007)

Building The Body Shop as Founder · United Kingdom

Key facts

Lived
1942–2007
Educated at
Worthing High School · Bath Spa University

About

Anita Roddick (1942–2007) was a women's rights activist and founder. They were born in Littlehampton. They studied at Worthing High School.

In context

The Body Shop was founded in 1976 and has no closure on record. Among the 54 other retail companies founded in the 1970s we hold, those that closed lasted a median of 42 years.

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