Those days are gone when a woman was obliged not only to take upon herself all the cares of the household, to look after the children and at the same time to work somewhere else without fail. Today, many ladies consciously choose a “career as a wife”, leaving their husbands to provide a family, they themselves devote themselves to creating home comfort and raising children. And although in our country, some traditionally squint at the housewives, calling them klushy, in more developed countries such women are treated with great respect.
In addition, some of the housewives often even open their own business selling home-made pastries, clothes and home-made jewelry, and so on. However, Martha Stewart, a US housewife, went the farthest. This amazing woman was able to create a whole business empire, thanks to her passion for home economics.
Martha Stewart: The Early Years
Martha Stewart's parents were immigrants from Poland. The family had six children, and parents could hardly make ends meet. Therefore, from childhood, Martha was looking for ways to earn extra money. Her mother cooked and sewed beautifully and taught this to her talented baby. So almost from childhood Marta Kostira (maiden name) has been selling home baked goods. Over time, the girl mastered gardening.
Although making and selling pies was time-consuming, Martha Stewart also managed to study well at school. This allowed the girl after her graduation to continue her education at a private Bernard college for girls.
Martha Stewart: model career
In addition to her golden hands and mind, Martha also had a pleasant appearance. Thanks to this, from the age of thirteen she began to appear in photo shoots for various periodicals and television programs. Continuing her studies at college, Martha Stewart (the photo of the girl adorned many magazines, and in 1960 Glamor made a pretty Martha in the list of ten most elegantly dressed US students) continued to work as a fashion model.
In 1961, Andy Stewart, a law student at Yale University, proposed to Martha, and she soon became his wife. Despite a successful marriage, until the end of her studies and the birth of her daughter Alexis Martha, Stewart continued her modeling career.
Marriage and career broker
Having given birth to Alexis, Mrs. Stewart devoted herself to housekeeping. For the next two years, she lived happily in the family circle. It seemed that the spouses Andy and Martha Stewart (photo below) will continue to live on. But the financial problems of Andy's father made his wife look for new ways to earn money.
In 1967, Andy's father helps Martha get a job as a stockbroker. Mrs. Stewart is quite quickly mastered in this area. Soon, Martha Stewart, many already know as a good broker, making decent money. Unfortunately, the success on the exchange did not accompany her for long. A few years later, due to a colossal fall in Wall Street stock prices, she is losing the money of many of her clients and her own savings. This failure made the Stuart family move to live in the suburbs, and Martha Stuart herself again turned into a housewife.
Housewife and businesswoman
Having settled in a new place, Martha quickly got accustomed and became a frequent visitor to local fairs. On them, she, as a child, began to sell her homemade cakes. Later, the enterprising woman realized that it was necessary to expand, and organized a small enterprise for preparing home-made dinners for parties.
Martha Stewart was doing so well that she opened her own store. In addition, this woman began to decorate houses and did well. After some time, her recipes and tips on housekeeping began to print the most famous magazines and newspapers. Mrs. Stewart then publishes her own housekeeping book, How to Host Guests. She brings Martha even more popularity, and she continues to write and publish new books. In addition, she is invited to participate in various television shows, in particular in the program of the cult host Oprah.
Over time, Martha Stewart signs a contract with one of Kmart's supermarket chains and advertises their products. Having made her name a synonym for reliable and quality goods and home economics tips, she begins to publish her own magazine, Life by Martha Stewart, and then a television show of a similar format.
In the same period, Martha’s husband divorces her. Although this negatively affects Stuart's reputation, she continues her business. A few years later, she expands her business and begins publishing another magazine, Martha Stewart Weddings.
In 1997, this business woman managed to found her own company, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, and by the beginning of the 2000s, Martha’s fortune was estimated at one billion dollars.
