Martha Stewart

Jocelyn Shannon

Her Childhood

• Born on August 3, 1941 in Jersey City• One out of six children• Spent her summers with her

grandmother in Buffalo New York.• Learned to cook and garden there

School Days

• Got straight A’s• Graduated from Nutley High School• Went to college and became a model

to pay tuition.• Graduated with a degree in history.• Married and had her daughter her

sophomore year.

Jobs Over the Years

• Started a catering business in 1971• Wrote her 1st book “Entertaining” in 1982• Started her magazine in 1990 called

Martha Stewart Living she was editor-in-chief.

• In 1993 she had her 1st show also called Martha Stewart Living.

• Her company went public in 1999.• In 2005 she started her reality show called

The Apprentice: Martha Stewart.

Life In Prison

• In 2001 she got sent to prison for 5 months for lying to investigators about her sale of ImClone Systems stock.

• She also served five months of home confinement after her release.

Companies

• Catering Business• Had her own T.V show in 1999- now• Now sells her supplies all over the

world

Cooking

Martha Stewart is know for having amazing cooking recipes.

Designs

• She also has many designs known all over the world.

• She has bedding, furniture, cooking utensils and even dog supplies

Scores Cited

• http://www.biography.com/articles/Martha-Stewart-9542234

• http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/ste0bio-1

• http://realitytv.about.com/od/theapprenticemartha/ss/MarthaTrivia.htm

• http://money.cnn.com/2004/07/16/news/newsmakers/martha_sentencing/

Martha Stewart