Madame C.J. Walker: Company Founders (History Maker Bios)

True or False? Madam C.J. Walker's hair-care products made her into one of the most successful self-made businesswomen in the United States.

True! Madam Walker hired women all over the United States to sell her products. She treated her employees well, and her business grew quickly.

• She put her own picture on her products and advertisements.
• As an adult, she went to night school to learn to read.
• In 1917, she met with President Woodrow Wilson about civil rights.

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