Madam C.J. Walker

Madam C.J. Walker

Madam C.J. Walker An African American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and political and social activist. She founded a hair and beauty supply company aimed at Black consumers and was heralded by the the Guinness Book of World Records as the first female self-made...
Valerie Thomas

Valerie Thomas

Valerie Thomas From a young age, Valerie Thomas loved technology. Overcoming early challenges, she earned a physics degree from Morgan State University and took on a key role at NASA, leading the “Landsat” project. In 1976, inspired by a seminar on concave...
Marjorie Joyner

Marjorie Joyner

Marjorie Joyner An African American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and political and social activist. She founded a hair and beauty supply company aimed at Black consumers and was heralded by the the Guinness Book of World Records as the first female self-made...
Sarah Goode

Sarah Goode

Sarah Goode An African American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and political and social activist. She founded a hair and beauty supply company aimed at Black consumers and was heralded by the the Guinness Book of World Records as the first female self-made millionaire...
Sarah Boone

Sarah Boone

Sarah Boone An African American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and political and social activist. She founded a hair and beauty supply company aimed at Black consumers and was heralded by the the Guinness Book of World Records as the first female self-made millionaire...
Miriam Benjamin

Miriam Benjamin

Miriam Benjamin An African American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and political and social activist. She founded a hair and beauty supply company aimed at Black consumers and was heralded by the the Guinness Book of World Records as the first female self-made...