Born on March 6, 1889, Nell Quinlan was the twelfth of thirteen children. Her father, an Irish immigrant, worked for the railroad. Her humble beginnings didn’t stop her from building a fashion empire that was the largest manufacturer of women’s clothing in the world for a time.
At age sixteen, she met and married Paul Donnelly, a shoe company employee. He helped her pay for schooling at Lindenwood College. After that . . . https://www.hhhistory.com/2022/04/from-house-dresses-to-fashion-empire.html
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