In 2016, Burt's Bees co-founder donated 87,500 acres of Maine land to US; 10 years later the wilderness is a national monument

Roxanne Quimby has had a life for the books. The woman who has held multiple roles including that of an artist, homesteader, mother, storyteller, philanthropist and entrepreneur is the face behind what is possibly the world's best-known lip balm brand. One that floods every woman's Pinterest board and definitely her cart. While Quimby may be known for her business, what she is also known for is donations of Maine woodlands to the US government in order to protect the land, which later became a national monument, as per the Burt's Bees website.The finding of a businesswomanThey introduced a Beeswax skincare line, including the famous Beeswax Lip Balm in a refillable terra-cotta pot, to their product lineup.While her sisters followed in their father's footsteps and went to business school, Roxanne drove cross-country from New England to go to art school to fulfil a dream she had since the age of five. After completing art school, she and her boyfriend George bought and fixed up a van and headed back to Vermont in search of land and to try their hand at self-sufficient living. They found thirty acres for the right price in Guilford, Maine and with no running water or electricity, they...