5 Inventions By Black Women
The beauty industry as we know it today wouldn’t be anything without the inventions created by a few revolutionary Black women.
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The beauty industry as we know it today wouldn’t be anything without the inventions created by a few revolutionary Black women.
Louisiana-born Madam C.J. Walker made way as the first African American woman to become a self-made millionaire in the heart of a time when it did not seem possible. Born on Dec. 23, 1867 from previously enslaved parents, Walker had to build herself up from scratch. She was the first child in her family to be born free. Walker’s mother passed away in 1874 and her father in 1875 when she was only seven years old. As a result, Walker moved in with her sister and an abusive brother-in-law, from whom she later escaped by marrying at 14. She then worked as a washerwoman in St. Louis, Mo. a...