[4] She intended to begin graduate classes in the fall of 1929, but the stock market crash that occurred in October of that same year resulted in the end of her academic career.

[5] In 1942, she worked as an organic chemist for Standard Oil Development Company designing fuels for airplanes during World War II.

[6] Inspired by her mother's advice to "open your own business, even if it's only a peanut stand," Bishop began conducting experiments on her own time.

Aiming to appeal to a wider market, Bishop began experimenting in her own small kitchen with staining dyes, oils, and molten wax.

"[10] with competitors such as Revlon making their own versions of Bishop's formula in vying for dominance of the cosmetics market.

[11] Bishop lost control of the company in 1954 in a proxy fight with majority stockholders, led by Spector.

[4] In 1962, she became a stockbroker and financial analyst, and was an expert regarding cosmetics stocks, first with Bache and Co. (1962–1968), then for Hornblower & Weeks-Hemphill Noyes in 1967, and ultimately for Evans & Co.

Bishop helped develop a curriculum whose focus included marketing and merchandising principles, advertising, promotion, and publicity campaign concepts, and product knowledge.