website death_date death_place children birth_place title name parents birth_date known_for spouse article_title birth_name death_cause
-lsb- http://www.anitaroddick.com/ www.anitaroddick.com -rsb- 10 september 2007 chichester , west sussex , england justine , sam littlehampton , england dame anita lucia roddick henry -lrb- deceased -rrb- , gilda 23 october 1942 businesswoman work , founder of the body shop , charity gordon death -rrb- roddick -lrb- m. 1970 -- 2007 , her anita roddick
 anita lucia perella cerebral haemorrhage
anita roddick

dame anita roddick , dbe -lrb- 23 october 1942 -- 10 september 2007 -rrb- was a british businesswoman , human rights activist and environmental campaigner , best known as the founder of `` the body shop '' , a cosmetics company producing and retailing natural beauty products that shaped ethical consumerism .
the company was one of the first to prohibit the use of ingredients tested on animals and one of the first to promote fair trade with third world countries .
roddick was involved in activism and campaigning for environmental and social issues , including involvement with greenpeace and `` the big issue '' .
in 1990 , roddick founded children on the edge , a charitable organisation which helps disadvantaged children in eastern europe and asia .
