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Madame C. J. Walker,
businesswoman, philanthropist, social activist, entrepreneur, chemist,
is generally accepted as the 1st female millionaire in the United
States.
She was born Sarah
Breedlove in 1867 in Delta, Louisiana.
Her Achievements
include creating hair-care products for black women and making
innovative improvements to the pressing comb and conditioner for
hair-straightening.
On January 28, 1998
the United States Postal Service issued the Madame C.J. Walker
commemorative stamp, the 21st in the Black Heritage Series, at a
first-day-of-issue ceremony at the Madame Walker Theatre Center in
Indianapolis.
| "I am a woman who came
from the cotton fields of the South. From there I was promoted to
the washtub. From there I was promoted to the cook kitchen. And
from there I promoted myself into the business of manufacturing
hair goods and preparations....I have built my own factory on my
own ground" |
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--Madame Walker
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