Who was Mary Small Einstein?

Answer 1

Mary Small Einstein was an artist, author, expert in marketing and business. She was a wife and mother to an adopted girl named Ann. Mary Small Einstein was born in 1904. She married Russel Wright in 1927. She died in 1952 from Breast cancer. This was just 2 years after Ann was adopted. She was related to Albert Einstein. She and her husband worked together in the business of designing kitchen wares, accessories and furniture. She did the marketing through public appearances and she created words and phrases that produced sales and revenue. She called unstained maple furniture "blond." She also told her husband that he should sign his products. Mary and her husband (Russel Wright) wrote and published a book, titled "Guide to Easier Living" in 1950. The book encouraged people to do housework and entertaining in a more relaxed, casual atmosphere. Some persons believe that Mary and Russel were similar to Martha Stewart. They were selling a lifestyle along with their products. They were well known during their lifetimes.