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Anita Roddick
Entrepreneur

Anita Roddick

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Building The Body Shop around campaigning and ethical consumerism.

The Body Shop · Children on the Edge

Born
23 October 1942
Birthplace
Littlehampton
Died
10 September 2007

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Anita Roddick

Anita Roddick was a British business founder and campaigner. She connected the growth of The Body Shop with environmental and human-rights causes.

Early life

Littlehampton

Grew up in Sussex and trained as a teacher in Bath.

Career

  1. Early career

    Teaching

    Taught English and history.

  2. 1976

    The Body Shop

    Opened the first shop in Brighton.

  3. 1990

    Children on the Edge

    Founded the children’s charity.

Companies & projects

The Body Shop

Developed a cosmetics retail business.

Children on the Edge

Supported disadvantaged children internationally.

Beyond work

Campaigning

Worked with environmental and social initiatives, including Greenpeace and The Big Issue.

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