The Queen of Tupperware
August 21, 2025
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Who ushered housewives into the workforce and plastic storage containers into America’s kitchens? Today on the show, the rise and fall of Brownie Wise, the woman behind Tupperware's plastic empire — and a revolution in women’s work.<br /><br /><strong>Guests:</strong><br /><strong>Alison Clarke</strong>, author of <em>Tupperware, the Promise of Plastic in 1950s America</em><br /><strong>Bob Kealing</strong>, author of<em> Life of the Party: The Remarkable Story of How Brownie Wise Built, and Lost, a Tupperware Party Empire</em><br /><br /><em>To access bonus episodes and listen to Throughline sponsor-free, subscribe to Throughline+ via Apple Podcasts or at </em><a href="plus.npr.org/throughline" target="_blank"><em>plus.npr.org/throughline</em></a><em>.</em><br /><br /><br />See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>
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