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  2. Madam C. J. Walker - Wikipedia

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    Madam C. J. Walker was born Sarah Breedlove on December 23, 1867, close to Delta, Louisiana.Her parents were Owen and Minerva (Anderson) Breedlove. [5] [6] She had five siblings, who included an older sister, Louvenia, and four brothers: Alexander, James, Solomon, and Owen Jr.

  3. Madam C. J. Walker Manufacturing Company - Wikipedia

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    , The Walker Company) was a cosmetics manufacturer incorporated in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1910 by Madam C. J. Walker. It was best known for its African-American cosmetics and hair care products, and considered the most widely known and financially successful African-American-owned business of the early twentieth century. [ 1 ]

  4. A'Lelia Bundles - Wikipedia

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    A'Lelia Perry Bundles (born June 7, 1952) [2] is an American journalist, news producer and author, known for her 2001 biography of her great-great-grandmother Madam C. J. Walker. Family and early life

  5. The illustrious Sarah Breedlove, better known as Madam C.J. Walker, became one of the nation’s first women self-made millionaires more than a century ago by turning the use of hot combs, brushes ...

  6. Who was Madam C.J. Walker? What you should know about ... - AOL

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  7. Marjorie Joyner - Wikipedia

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    In 1920, Joyner oversaw 200 of Madam Walker's beauty schools as the national adviser. Joyner taught some 15,000 stylists and served as an instructor to coaching Walker's sales representatives door-to-door. [2] [1] After her time with Walker beauty schools, Joyner served as a leader in developing new products, such as her permanent wave machine ...

  8. Hot comb - Wikipedia

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    Hair care entrepreneur Madam C. J. Walker never claimed to have invented the hot comb, [19] though often has been inaccurately credited with the invention and with modifying the spacing of the teeth, but there is no evidence or documentation to support that assertion. During the 1910s, Walker obtained her combs from different suppliers ...

  9. Madame C.J. Walker Home for Girls and Women - Wikipedia

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    The Madame C.J. Walker Home for Girls and Women was named after Madam C. J. Walker (1867–1919), an African American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and activist; and the first female self-made millionaire in the United States. [2] [3] The Walker Home was financially supported by the Third Baptist Church. [2]