In 1888, a young, African-American woman named Sarah Breedlove left Louisiana to join her brothers in St. Louis. The future Madam C.J. Walker earned a living by doing laundry, then began selling ...

A hair-care entrepreneur, she was the richest, best-known Black woman of her day Fact checked by Vikki Velasquez Reviewed by Charles Potters Madam C.J. Walker leveraged her salon expertise to create a ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. One of the most successful African ...

Madam C.J. Walker not only helped revive hair care rituals among Black Americans, but she provided women a chance at self-determination in a community rising from the ashes. Madam C.J. Walker packaged ...

ATLANTA (WANF) — Atlanta hairstylist Ricci de Forest turned an original Madam C.J. Walker beauty shop into a museum filled with Black history. De Forest said he accidentally stumbled upon the shop 30 ...