“Taste is something that can be cultivated. It doesn't come by nature to everyone.”

— Hortense Odlum

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About Hortense Odlum

Businesswoman • American

Hortense Odlum was a pioneering American businesswoman who became the first female president of a major Fifth Avenue department store, Bonwit Teller, in 1934. Initially a customer with constructive criticism, her...

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