Madam C. J. Walker
American entrepreneur (1867-1919) · United States · Founders · Died at 51
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Something wrong?Madam C. J. Walker, Mrs. Charles Joseph Walker upon her third marriage, was an American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and political and social activist. Walker is recorded as the first female self-made millionaire in America in the Guinness Book of World Records.
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C. J. Walker Manufacturing Company, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1911![Madam C. J. Walker's Wonderful Hair Grower in the permanent collection of The Children's Museum of Indianapolis[20]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/72/The_Childrens_Museum_of_Indianapolis_-_Madame_C.J._Walkers_Wonderful_Hair_Grower.jpg)
Madam C. J. Walker's Wonderful Hair Grower in the permanent collection of The Children's Museum of Indianapolis[20]![Madam Walker and several friends in her automobile, 1911[27]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/MadameCJWalkerdrivingautomoblie.png/500px-MadameCJWalkerdrivingautomoblie.png)
Madam Walker and several friends in her automobile, 1911[27]
Walker's home at 67 Broadway in Irvington, New York
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Sign on the Madam C. J. Walker memorial portion of Highway 80 in Delta, Louisiana.Awards
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Madam C. J. Walker, Mrs. Charles Joseph Walker upon her third marriage, was an American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and political and social activist. Walker is recorded as the first female self-made millionaire in America in the Guinness Book of World Records. Multiple sources mention that although other women might have been the first, their wealth is not as well-documented.
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