Madame Walker began selling her product door-to-door in the black community. The company became well known, not only for its hair care products, but also for its extensive agent system, in which ...

Read more about Madam C.J. Walker in this story from a Smithsonian magazine collaboration with Wondery. Tin of Walker’s signature product. Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of ...

Meet the First Self-Made Female Millionaire Madam C.J. Walker was suffering from poverty and hair loss when she decided to concoct a hair regrowth lotion to heal her damaged scalp. Fast forward a ...