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| Madam C.J. walker was an American business woman, entrepeanuer, and philanthropist. She suffered hairloss, like many women in her time. So, she begane experimenting with household remedies and other products that where already out. Soon, she created a shampoo made with sulfur that made her scalp healthy enough to grow hair. Her products went viral and where soon selling across America. |
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| She moved to Pittsburg where she soon opened a college named Lelia College for her "hair culturists." There they would be trained to market her products and be able to create their own products. Madam C.J. Walker was helping women across America start their own businesses. In 1910 Walker moved to Indianapolis, Indiana where she established her headquarters and built a factory. |
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| Madam C.J. Walker would give lectures, on social, political, and economic issues. She continued to donate money throughout her career to the NAACP, the YMCA, and to black schools, organizations, individuals, orphanages, and retirement homes. |
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| In 1917, she moved into her estate that was built by the first liscened black architect in New York. It cost $250,000 to build. |
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| At age 51, Madam C.J. Walker died on her estate from complications of hypertension. She was considered the wealthiest African American woman in America, and known to be the first self-made female American millionaire. |
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