Co-founded her cosmetics company with her husband, Joseph Lauter; the only woman on Time's 1998 list of the 20 most influential business geniuses of the 20th century. Died in 2004.
3 biographies about them
There is only one independent biography; her own Estée: A Success Story belongs in the author files.
Harvard business historian; sets her brand-building against the whole industry.
Unauthorised; Lauder rushed out her own memoir to pre-empt it.
Insider memoir by her son, who scaled the company she founded.
| Estée Lauder, Pursuer of Beauty And Cosmetics Titan, Dies at 97 Paywall | The New York Times | 2004 |
| Estée Lauder obituary | The Guardian | 2004 |
| Cosmetics Queen Put New Face on Beauty Industry Paywall | Los Angeles Times | 2004 |