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Madam C. J. Walker (1867-1919) | Video

Madam C. J. Walker (born Sarah Breedlove) was America’s first African American millionaire businesswoman. Mixing one concoction of oils after another in a washtub, she finally created a hairdressing formula that influenced the hair industry and changed the looks of black women.

By 1919, the Madam C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company stretched an entire city block and provided employment for over 3,000 people. At the time of her death, she had acquired a vast empire in excess of one million dollars.

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