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  Mary Kay Ash was born in Hot Wells, Texas.
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  Mary Kay Ash had to help a lot at home when she was young because her dad was sick. Her mom worked a lot.
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  Mary Kay Ash married Julius Ben Rogers Jr. and they had three children. They later divorced in 1946 and she remarried.
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  Mary Kay Ash went to the University of Houston.
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  Mary Kay Ash won many awards for helping women improve their lives. She also gave money to charity. In 1978, she won the Cosmetic Career Woman of the Year Award.
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  Mary Kay Ash wrote her first book.
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  Mary Kay Ash opened a museum in Addison, Texas.
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  Mary Kay Ash died.