Madam C.J. Walker was born Sarah Breedlove in 1867 in Delta, Louisiana, just two years after the end of the Civil War. Her parents had been enslaved, and she was the first in her family born into ...

Madam C.J. Walker, the first documented self-made woman millionaire, will soon have a doll in her honor as part of the Barbie Signature Inspiring Women collection. She is the latest historical figure ...

A hair-care entrepreneur, she was the richest, best-known Black woman of her day Fact checked by Vikki Velasquez Reviewed by Charles Potters Madam C.J. Walker leveraged her salon expertise to create a ...

Madam C.J. Walker is known as a Black hair-care pioneer and the nation's first woman self-made millionaire, but her mansion on the Hudson River is a fascinating peek into her lifestyle.

During a time when Jim Crow laws were actively being passed by state legislatures and segregation was total, one self-made businesswoman managed to stand out and serve as an inspiration for female ...

Madam C.J. Walker, Hair Product Tin, 1925, Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture Sarah Breedlove, better known as Madam C.J. Walker, was one of two women (Annie Malone ...

Madam. C.J. Walker, the first self-made female millionaire in the U.S., is the next female role model to be honored in Barbie's line of Inspiring Women dolls. Madam. C.J. Walker, the first self-made ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. One of the most successful African ...

*Academy Award winner Octavia Spencer says one of the ways she plans to challenge Hollywood’s diversity problem is by optioning books, and of special note, one of them is a book on Madam C. J. Walker.

Madame CJ Walker's granddaughter, Fairy Mae Bryant, eventually went on to take over the family business, as portrayed in Netflix's Self-Made. Fairy Mae was adopted by A'Lelia Walker at age 15. Fairy ...

*Madam CJ Walker, America’s first female self-made millionaire, built a magnificent mansion in Irvington, New York nearly 100 years ago… and now the 34-room Italianate manse is up for sale. Villa ...