Madam C.J. Walker Launches Her Hair Care Products Business

Sarah Breedlove, later known as Madam C.J. Walker, began developing and selling her specialized hair care products for Black women around 1905 in Denver, Colorado. She built a direct-sales business model employing thousands of Black women as "Walker agents" across the country. Walker would become the first self-made female millionaire in America, transforming both the beauty industry and economic opportunity for Black women.