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The Feisty Female Mogul Who Built Trump's Florida Palace

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Before women were even allowed to vote, Marjorie Merriweather Post was running her father's corporation—and entertaining in her gilded Mar-a-Lago estate.

Allison McNearney
Allison McNearney
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Allison McNearney

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