>> reporter: much like the fictional character peggy olson in the hit series, "mad men," the real life peggy broke the glass ceiling at xerox and became a rare member of the executive boys club. anne martin was in that club too. >> you didn't have too many female managers. and peggy, she rose very quickly because she was very intelligent. >> reporter: and always well-dressed. >> peggy wore a lot of black. she loved to dress and wear the latest fashions. >> reporter: unlike her fashionable mom, susanne, was a blue jeans and t-shirt kind of girl. >> susanne -- how do you explain susanne? she's quirky. she's outgoing. she athletic. >> reporter: darcy greenberg is one of susanne's best friends. >> she's spontaneous. she's talkative. she also likes to be close to home. >> reporter: after college, she came back to rockland county and went to work at xerox herself. one night in a bar susanne, then