Laura Ashley
publication date: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 (part of Round XXVI)
category: 
Business
clue: This Brit was Martha's role model before her financial fall from grace.
explanation: Ashley was a British entrepreneur in the fashion and home furnishings industries, much like Martha Stewart, her contemporary. Her company has never quite recovered from her 1985 death from injuries suffered during a fall ("fall"). more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm and Elliot Farney
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