Madam C.J. Walker

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Meet Madam C.J. Walker, WHO became the first female self-made millionaire in America. She changed the world WHEN she created hair care products specifically for African American hair! Join Rebecca Sheir as we meet this amazing entrepreneur WHO added a lot of WOW to our world.< ...

In the early years of the twentieth century, Madam C.J. Walker built an international, Black hair care empire from the ground floor up, transforming herself from a laundry work making $1.50 a day to the woman Guinness World Records identifies as the “first self-made millionairess ...  عرض المزيد

Who Was Madam CJ Walker?  Join us today as we learn about the first self-made black woman millionaire--Madam CJ Walker.

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Once upon a time, there was an inventor and entrepreneur named Madam C.J. Walker. She was the child of slaves, the first in her family to be born free, thanks to the Emancipation Proclamation. As a child, she had to work in the cotton fields to help support her family. Later, as ...  عرض المزيد