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 ...

Madam C.J. Walker — an entrepreneur, philanthropist and activist — became the first Black woman millionaire in America. She was born Sarah Breedlove on Dec. 23, 1867, on a Louisiana plantation to ...

Sunlight pours through her window as A’Lelia Bundles places a large gift box on her dining-room table in her Washington home. She lifts the lid and unfolds thin, crinkled paper, unwrapping delicate ...

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. Walker, the daughter of former slaves, ...

The new museum pays homage to America's first self-made female millionaire. A hairstylist in Atlanta has transformed a long-standing beauty shop once owned by Madam C.J. Walker into its own semblance ...

BATTLE CREEK — Willard Library will explore the life and legacy of Madam C.J. Walker next week as it hosts her great-great-granddaughter, author A’Lelia Bundles, for a visit Feb. 28 inside the Kool ...

In an effort to uplift the legacy of famed entrepreneur Madam C. J. Walker, the city of Indianapolis recently dedicated a portion of Indiana Avenue as Madam Walker Memorial Way. Last week, the Madam ...

Legendary Westchesterite Madam C.J. Walker becomes a Barbie in Mattel’s new Inspiring Women line. Madam C.J. Walker was the first female self-made millionaire in the country thanks to her pioneering ...

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 ...