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Mary Ellen Pleasant (August 19, 1814 [a] – January 11, 1904 [b]) was an American entrepreneur, financier, real estate magnate and abolitionist. She was arguably the first self-made millionaire of African-American heritage, preceding Madam C. J. Walker by decades.
Bell was a decades-long bachelor [4] when Pleasant introduced him to Teresa Percy Hoey, [3] [10] who had been one of her "protégés". [11] [d] Teresa's maiden name was Harris and she was a widow when she married Bell. [10] Home of Mary Ellen Pleasant and Thomas Bell's family, 1861 Octavia, San Francisco, California
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Judy Norton (born January 29, 1958) [1] is an American actress and theater director who is best known for her role as Mary Ellen Walton on The Waltons television series and subsequent Waltons TV movies.
Ellen DeGeneres. Net worth: $490 million. Multitalented comedian Ellen DeGeneres has had her own talk show since 2003. She came out on the cover of Time magazine in 1997, but after her character ...
Multiple sources mention that although other women (like Mary Ellen Pleasant) might have been the first, their wealth is not as well-documented. [1] [2] [3] Walker made her fortune by developing and marketing a line of cosmetics and hair care products for Black women through the business she founded, Madam C. J. Walker Manufacturing Company ...