Daily Black History fact

Dates: December 23, 1867 – May 25, 1919

Occupation: inventor, entrepreneur, philanthropist, social activist

In the early 1900s, Madam C.J. Walker was one of the most well known blacks of the time. America’s first black woman millionaire made her fortune with the invention of hair care products specifically tailored to black women. She had a hand in revolutionizing the way black women styled their hair by combining the use of the hot comb with her hair care products.