Background
Day, Janice Eldredge was born on September 26, 1919 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Wendell Tripp and Lucy Forbush (Houghton) Eldredge.
Day, Janice Eldredge was born on September 26, 1919 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Wendell Tripp and Lucy Forbush (Houghton) Eldredge.
Doctorate.Wendell Tripp and Lucy Forbush (Houghton) Eldredge. Bachelor in English, Middlebury College, 1941, Doctor of Letters (honorary), 1990. Publicity writer Ampere-hour Handley, Boston, 1941-1942.
Secretary media Ladies Home Journal, Boston, 1942-1945, McCann, Erickson, New York City, 1945.
Secretary Cambridge U. Press, MacMillan Company. New York City, 1945-1946.
Executive secretary Fort Monroe, Virginia, 1946-1947, Stone & Webster Engineering, 1947-1949. Manager sales Collier Company, San Francisco, 1947-1948.
Unit manager Stanley Home Products, Los Angeles, 1949-1951.
District sales manager Beauty Creators Cosmetics, Los Angeles, 1951-1956. Company-founder, vice president sales and marketing Jafra Cosmetics, Incorporated., Malibu, California, 1956-1976, Chairman of the Board, 1976-1987, president January and Frank Day Scholarship Fund, 1978.
Publicity writer Ampere-hour Handley, Boston, 1941—1942. Secretary media Ladies Home Journal, 1942—1945, McCann, Erickson, New York City, 1945. Secretary Cambridge University Press, MacMillan Company, 1945—1946.
Executive secretary Fort Monroe, Virginia, 1946—1947, Stone & Webster Engineering, 1947—1949. Sales manager Collier Company, San Francisco, 1947—1948. Unit manager Stanley Home Products, Los Angeles, 1949—1951.
District sales manager Beauty Creators Cosmetics, 1951—1956. Co-founder, vice president sales and marketing Jafra Cosmetics, Inc., Malibu, 1956—1976, chairman board, 1976—1987. President Jan and Frank Day Scholarship Fund, 1978.
Member of Daughters of the American Revolution, Direct Selling Association (director).
Married Frank Perrett Day, April 22, 1949. 1 child Janna.