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 k-female-millionaire/
SUMMARY:Madam C.J. Walker: The First Black Female Millionaire
DESCRIPTION:Born in 19th century rural Louisiana to former slaves Sarah Bre
 edlove rose to become the first female African-American self-made milliona
 ire in the United States.  Known as Madam C.J. Walker\, she developed a l
 ine of beauty care products for black women.  Walker built a factory\, ha
 ir salon\, mail-order business and a beauty school which trained 20\,000 s
 ales agents. Later she became a philanthropist and was active in organizin
 g the NAACP’s Silent Protest Parade in New York in 1917.\n\nPresenter Ri
 ck Feingold teaches American Business History at Bergen Community College 
 and holds an MBA from Penn State University and B.A. in history from Rutge
 rs University.\n\n**Snowdate: Saturday\, February 21 at 11:00am
CATEGORIES:Adult
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