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All about Madam C. J. Walker (All About…People)

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Madam C. J. Walker was once beloved within her community for her philanthropy and expanding the local black YMCA, but she couldn’t have done that if she were not the first female self-made millionaire and one of the vital successful African American business owners ever.
Born Sarah Breedlove, she was once the first person born free in her circle of relatives. She married Charles Joseph Walker and became referred to as Madam C. J. Walker, the name she would later use on her haircare products.
After talking along with her brothers, who were barbers, and experiencing problems with hair loss, she developed a formula that healed scalp infections. This inspired her to start her own line of hair care products to do such things as reduce dandruff, grow longer hair, smooth hair, or prevent baldness. Her company employed thousands of door-to-door saleswomen from in all places america and the Caribbean.
She supported the African American community by making a $1000 contribution for a new YMCA building in Indianapolis, funding scholarships for Tuskegee Institute and Daytona Normal Institute for Girls, and becoming a patron of the arts within the early years of the Harlem Renaissance.

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