She rose from immigrant roots up the industry ladder to become creative lead of her own multimillion - dollar women's wear fashion brand, and then endured a series of nasty breakups — first with her ex-husband and then with Jones Apparel Group, the fashion behemoth that licensed and marketed her creations. (inc.com)
Murphy informed supporters of her decision in an early - morning email that played up her Irish immigrant roots. (nystateofpolitics.com)
«The Schapiros probably knew that I would «get» Meyer's background because we shared immigrant roots,» Epstein says. (artnews.com)