Madam C.J. Walker was the first African-American millionaire. But she grew up poor, and worked as a washer woman before she made her money selling hair care products to African-American women around the turn of the 20th century. She also helped many in her community make a better life. (Images courtesy of A'Lelia Bundles/Madam Walker Family Archives)
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Madam C.J. Walker: A Woman Ahead Of Her Time
![Portrait of Madam C.J. Walker (Photo credit: A'Lelia Bundles/Madam Walker Family Archives)](https://gdb.voanews.com/772b3b45-ac55-4188-9ae5-42f1eb2b2741_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Portrait of Madam C.J. Walker (Photo credit: A'Lelia Bundles/Madam Walker Family Archives)
![The 1917 Walker Beauty Culturists Convention (Photo credit: A'Lelia Bundles/Madam Walker Family Archives)](https://gdb.voanews.com/9f485a49-fb5e-4d11-8ec0-d6bcee115bf2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The 1917 Walker Beauty Culturists Convention (Photo credit: A'Lelia Bundles/Madam Walker Family Archives)
![Madam Walker At The Wheel Of Her Waverley Electric Car (Photo credit: A'Lelia Bundles/Madam Walker Family Archives)](https://gdb.voanews.com/80ca1c8f-3170-449f-b3b5-c3b9b7550659_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Madam Walker At The Wheel Of Her Waverley Electric Car (Photo credit: A'Lelia Bundles/Madam Walker Family Archives)
![Madam Walker at the 1913 dedication of the Senate Avenue YMCA (Photo credit: A'Lelia Bundles/Madam Walker Family Archives)](https://gdb.voanews.com/d490a028-1f47-4a1b-b149-e122da37b517_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Madam Walker at the 1913 dedication of the Senate Avenue YMCA (Photo credit: A'Lelia Bundles/Madam Walker Family Archives)