Victoria Jackson (entrepreneur)

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Victoria Jackson
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur, writer
SpouseBill Guthy
Children3, including Jackson

Victoria Jackson is an American entrepreneur and writer who ran the cosmetics business Victoria Jackson Cosmetics for many years. In 2008, after her daughter was diagnosed with neuromyelitis optica (NMO), Jackson and her husband established the Guthy-Jackson Charitable Foundation, funding research into NMO treatment and cures. [1] In 2017, she was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls, New York. [2] [3]

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Her son is singer and songwriter Jackson Guthy.

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  1. "Guthy Jackson Charitable Foundation". Archived from the original on 2009-02-09. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
  2. "Ten women added to National Women's Hall of Fame in Seneca". Localsyr.com. 2017-09-17. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  3. Deanna UtroskeDeanna Utroske, 09-Feb-2017 (2017-02-09). "Victoria Jackson to be inducted into National Women's Hall of Fame". Cosmeticsdesign.com. Retrieved 2017-09-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)