page_title: Merle Norman
section_title: Legacy
hierarchical_section_title: Merle Norman / Legacy
caption_attribution_description: English: Merle Norman Stadium entrance
context_page_description: Merle Nethercutt Norman was an American cosmetics entrepreneur, philanthropist and chemist. She was the founder of her eponymous cosmetics company Merle Norman Cosmetics and pioneered the foundations for franchise based companies internationally.
context_section_description: Merle Norman has been credited of being ahead of her time, beginning the foundations for franchises before they were properly defined, with also inspiring women to take leadership roles and not traditional jobs at the time.
caption: Merle Norman Stadium
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