Ad for Madam Walker Hair Products, 1920. Sarah Breedlove Madam Walker (1867-1919) was the first female self-made millionaire in America. 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.


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