Madam C. J. Walker, The First Black Female Millionaire
Schedule
Sat, 21 Feb, 2026 at 02:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
2484 Plainfield Ave, South Plainfield, NJ, United States, New Jersey 07080 | South Plainfield, NJ
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Born in 19th century rural Louisiana to former slaves, Sarah Breedlove rose to become the first female, African-American, self-made millionaire in the United States. Known as Madam C.J. Walker, she developed a line of beauty care products for black women. She built a factory, hair salon, mail-order business and a beauty school which trained 20,000 sales agents. Later she became a philanthropist and was active in organizing the NAACP’s 1917 Silent Protest Parade in New York. Come celebrate Black History Month and listen to an informative and interesting lecture on the first female African-American self-made millionaire!Presenter Rick Feingold teaches American Business History at Bergen Community College and holds an MBA from Penn State University. All ages welcome! Registration is required: https://southplainfield.librarycalendar.com/event/black-history-month-program-23159
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