but also for its extensive agent system, in which well-trained black women traveled throughout black neighborhoods across the United States, promoting the products. Madame Walker was widely recognized ...

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

A new biography of Madam C. J. Walker shows how America’s first self-made female millionaire and Black entrepreneur put philanthropy at the center of her business and life.

Koehn, Nancy F., Anne Dwojeski, William Grundy, Erica Helms, and Katherine Miller. "Madam C.J. Walker: Entrepreneur, Leader, and Philanthropist." Harvard Business ...

Madam C.J. Walker was a brilliant entrepreneur who built a haircare empire and became the first African-American woman millionaire. You might have heard about her, but not many people know that her ...

Self-made African-American business tycoon Madame C.J. Walker stepped out of the past Monday to speak to students at High School West about how they can overcome hardship and be successful. “I am a ...

Madam CJ Walker's Hair Care Empire made her America's first self-made female millionaire. Honored by McDonald's Black History Month 2025, live on 360Wise.

Dr. Amanda Foreman visits the family archive of Madame C. J. Walker to examine her rise to power. Photographs, documents and artifacts illustrate Walker’s journey from growing up on an old slave ...

Stories of the first black millionaires Madam C.J. Walker and Mary Ellen Pleasant. Black History’s Hidden Figures That Inspired Today’s Innovators Five groundbreaking black innovators you ...