Today we celebrate the 1st female self-made millionaire, Madam C. J. Walker, born Sarah Breedlove. #BlackHistoryMonth
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Today we celebrate the 1st female self-made millionaire, Madam C. J. Walker, born Sarah Breedlove. #BlackHistoryMonth
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Walker was born in 1867. She was an African American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and a political and social activist.
She was born to enslaved parents in Louisiana, the first child in her family of 6 to be born after the Emancipation Proclamation.
She went on to move to @VisitIndy where she founded the Madame C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company, selling beauty and hair products.
She became one of the wealthiest African American women in the country, & one of the most successful African-American business owners ever.
The @walkertheatre on #Indiana Ave in @VisitIndy was the headquarters & manufacturing plant of Madam CJ Walker Hair Care & Beauty Products.
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