Mar
08

#Because of HerStory: Madam C.J. Walker

Today we celebrate the first self-made female millionaire, Madam C.J. Walker. Suffering from hair loss triggered by her difficult living conditions, Walker invented a scalp healing lotion. That lotion started what would become a multi-million dollar cosmetics business. #BecauseOfHerStory

Learn more about Madam C.J. Walker’s hair care business here, from @Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture: https://s.si.edu/2IDDHjo”


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