Program portrays original Tupperware lady

Actress and historian Leslie Goddard will portray the original Tupperware party lady, Brownie Wise, in a presentation at the Glen Ellyn History Center and explain how Wise revolutionized product sales.

Goddard's presentation begins at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, in the Glen Ellyn History Center, 800 N. Main St., Glen Ellyn.

Wise was the woman who convinced Earl Tupper to sell his inventions through home parties. Tupper was the inventor, but Wise, a single mother, made his plasticware a household name in the 1950s.

This new living history program relates how Wise, with her pioneering sales approach, transformed Tupperware into a multimillion dollar business.

The cost is $12 for adults, $10 for Glen Historical Society members, and $5 for students 18 and younger. For information, call (630) 469-1867.