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 ...
INDIANAPOLIS — One of Indianapolis' most famous former residents, Madam C.J. Walker, may soon be sitting under many a Hoosier Christmas tree this holiday season. "We're so excited about it and I can't ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...