Madam C.J. Walker was the first self-made American female millionaire and one of the first African-American millionaires. She worked 18 years as a washerwoman in St. Louis then soon created products from mixing soaps and shampoos. These products were especially for African-American skin and hair. She first sold her products door to door then she began training a group called “agent-operators. “ Walker taught these agents her methods and soon employed about 2,000 agents. The key to Walker’s success was that she prided her work on helping others by encouraging them to open beauty salons and other businesses and also telling her agents to stay involved in the African American community. Madam C.J. Walker left a lasting legacy for female entrepreneurship.
Reference: Steve Mariotti, 2007, Entrepreneurship, Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458, Pg. 279
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