Who was the hair-care millionaire? Madame C.J. Walker

The incredible and true story of hair-care tycoon Madame C.J. Walker. Born into poverty on a Louisiana plantation, the child of former slaves, and orphaned at the age of 7, she began to concoct her own hair treatments as a young woman and sold them door-to-door, eventually making a fortune and providing dignified employment to many other African American women.

Year

2012

Language

English

Series

I like inventors!

Publisher

Enslow Elementary

Editions

1

Pages

24

ISBN

9780766039735

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