“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
Madam CJ Walker, Self-Made Millionaire Madam C.J. Walker was born Sarah Breedlove on December 23, 1867. Her parents, Owen and Minerva, wereLouisianasharecroppers who had been born intoslavery. Sarah, their fifth child, was the first in her family to be born free after theEmancipation Procl...
Madam C. J. Walker was beloved within her community for her philanthropy and expanding the local black YMCA, but she couldn’t have done that if she weren’t the first female self-made millionaire and one of the most successful African American business owners ever. ...
Madam C.J. Walker An African American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and political and social activist. She founded a hair and beauty supply company aimed at Black consumers and was heralded by the the Guinness Book of World Records as the first female self-made millionaire in America....
As we continue to recognize key record-breaking moments in celebration of Black History Month, we take a look at one of the most well-known success stories in the Black community: the journey of Madam C. J. Walker.
Was Madam Walker the first African American female millionaire? It's always hard to identify definitively anything or anyone as "the first."The Guinness Book of World Recordslists Madam C.J. Walker as the first self-made American woman millionaire (as opposed to one who inherited or married ...
Photograph of Sarah Breedlove driving a car, she was better known as Madam C.J. Walker, the first woman to become a self-made millionaire in the United States, 1911.Smith Collection/Gado / Getty Images DuringWorld War I, Walker, as a leader of the Circle For Negro War Relief organized ...
Some reports claim Walker was the first Black woman to build a million-dollar fortune. ButGuinness World Recordslists Walker as the first self-made female millionaire, period. And the fact that Walker was thedaughter of sharecroppers, yet still built a national brand, empowered hundreds of wome...
Madam C.J. Walker wasborn to former slaves, orphaned, abused, widowed, raised a child alone — and still found a way tosecure her placein the Guinness World Records as the first American woman to become a self-made millionaire. Her millionaire status wouldlater be disputed, but in her ...
Madam C. J. Walker, who has been credited as the first self-made African-American woman millionaire, created a hair-care empire after years spent as a laundress in St. Louis, Missouri. Decades before the Civil Rights movement, her company gave employment to thousands of African-American ...