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Madam C.J. (Sarah Breedlove) Walker (1867–1919), an African-American hair care and beauty products entrepreneur around the turn of the century, began development of the Walker Building and its theatre prior to her death in 1919; however, her daughter, A'Lelia Walker, in collaboration with Freeman B. Ransom, the Madam C. J. Walker Manufacturing Company's attorney, supervised the completion of ...
Behind the fun is the area’s deep history with the Indianapolis Black community. The Madam Walker Legacy Center was built in 1927. Indiana Avenue, where the block party was located, and its ...
On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C. J. Walker (Scribner, 2001) Madam C. J. Walker: Entrepreneur (Chelsea House, 1991; revised 2008) Madam Walker Theatre Center: An Indianapolis Treasure (Arcadia Publishing, 2013) All about Madam C. J. Walker (Blue River Press/Cardinal Publishing, 2017) "Madam C. J. Walker" and "A'Lelia Walker ...
According to Brokenburr's incorporation papers, the North West Street building was to be named the Madam C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company of Indiana. [8] In 1911 Madam C.J. Walker was listed as the sole stakeholder of the company. Marjorie Joyner (1896-1994) became an agent for Walker. By 1919 Joyner was the national supervisor over Walker's ...
The Madam Walker Legacy center as well as museums are honoring civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. with free admission and activities. Free events around Indianapolis to celebrate Martin ...
The project will most likely block the rooftop view of the Madam Walker Legacy Center, a local resident said. The plan passed by a 4-3 vote. Indiana Avenue 12-story development will go up despite ...
Madam C. J. Walker (born Sarah Breedlove; December 23, 1867 – May 25, 1919) was an American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and political and social activist.She is recorded as the first female self-made millionaire in America in the Guinness Book of World Records. [1]
Indianapolis Opera will produce the Hoosier state premiere of "Yardbird" on March 16 at the Madam Walker Legacy Center — not far from where he performed at least twice when he played ...