Madam C. J. Walker–The First Black Female Millionaire

Program Type:

History, Lectures

Age Group:

Everyone
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Event Details

Born in 19th century rural Louisiana to former slaves, Sarah Breedlove rose to become the first female, African-American, self-made millionaire in the United States.  Known as Madam C.J. Walker, she developed a line of beauty care products for black women.  Walker built a factory, hair salon, mail-order business and a beauty school which trained 20,000 sales agents. Later she became a philanthropist and was active in organizing the NAACP’s Silent Protest Parade in New York in 1917. Come celebrate Black History Month and listen to Rick Feingold give an informative and interesting lecture on the first female African-American self-made millionaire.

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