Her legacy is about independence for so many women, community wealth, and busting doors open that had been bolted shut for ...

Madam C.J. Walker, born to former slaves, rose from poverty to become a trailblazing entrepreneur in the hair care industry.

Madam. C.J. Walker, the first self-made female millionaire in the U.S., is the next female role model to be honored in Barbie's line of Inspiring Women dolls. Walker, the daughter of former slaves, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A'Lelia Walker is profiled in "Joy Goddess," a new biography by her great-great granddaughter, bestselling author and journalist, ...

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This hardback text book has a blue cloth cover with white lettering that reads "TEXT BOOK / OF THE / MADAM C. J. WALKER SCHOOLS / OF / BEAUTY CULTURE / The Mme. C. J. Walker Manufacturing Co., Inc." ...

The Madam C.J. Walker School in Merriam is widely considered one of that city’s best-known historic sites. On the national level, not so much. But that could change if a multimillion-dollar project to ...

Madam C. J. Walker was America's first female self-made millionaire and she was Black. She made her fortune at the start of the 20th Century with hair products for African American women. Now the ...