Madam C. J. Walker: The First Black Female Millionaire

In honor of Women's History Month. Born in 19th century rural Louisiana to former slaves, Sarah Breedlove become the first female, African-American, self-made millionaire in the US. Known as Madam C.J. Walker, she developed a line of beauty care products for black women and built a factory, hair salon, mail-order business and beauty school which trained 20,000 sales agents. Join American Business History professor Rick Feingold to learn more about Walker's rise to success and her legacy.

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