Jacqueline Cochran, the first woman to break the sound barrier, founded this successful business.
Airline
Radio Station
Clothing line
Cosmetics firm
Cosmetics firm. Cochran, a cosmetics salesperson, began flying in 1932 and founded her own cosmetics firm in 1935. During World War II, Cochran was commander of the Women’s Airforce Service Pilots. (WASPs). In 1953 she became the first woman to break the sound barrier.