As pedestrians pass the corner of East 10th Street and Broadway, they might assume a new, eclectic clothing store has opened.

Fifty years ago, the Dahlov Ipcar was dreaming up lavish, exotic scenes in a starkly different realm, on a Georgetown farm.

Raised by a single mother who instilled a deep respect for education, Dr. Shanai Lee, MBA, Ed.D., a proud graduate of the ...