Madame C.J. Walker, born Sarah Breedlove in Delta, Louisiana, was born on this day. She would go on to found a successful Black hair-care business in Denver, Colorado, where she adapted French-style curling irons to better suit the texture of Black women’s hair. Walker became a trailblazing entrepreneur and is widely considered to be the first woman in the United States to become a self-made millionaire.
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