A Mighty Girl - Today in Mighty Girl history, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and civil rights advocate Madam C.J. Walker -- who famously became the first female self-made millionaire in America -- was born
![St. Lucie Public Schools on Twitter: "Madam C.J. Walker (born Sarah Breedlove) was an African American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and political and social activist. #BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/JhLC06dI5A" / Twitter St. Lucie Public Schools on Twitter: "Madam C.J. Walker (born Sarah Breedlove) was an African American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and political and social activist. #BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/JhLC06dI5A" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fn9qaOKWIAABbYf.png)
St. Lucie Public Schools on Twitter: "Madam C.J. Walker (born Sarah Breedlove) was an African American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and political and social activist. #BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/JhLC06dI5A" / Twitter
![Madam C. J. Walker: Inventor and Millionaire (Famous African Americans): McKissack, Pat, McKissack, Fredrick: 9780766041059: Amazon.com: Books Madam C. J. Walker: Inventor and Millionaire (Famous African Americans): McKissack, Pat, McKissack, Fredrick: 9780766041059: Amazon.com: Books](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/711X2gdNE3L._AC_UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg)
Madam C. J. Walker: Inventor and Millionaire (Famous African Americans): McKissack, Pat, McKissack, Fredrick: 9780766041059: Amazon.com: Books
![How Business Executive Madam C. J. Walker Became a Powerful Influencer of the Early 20th Century | At the Smithsonian| Smithsonian Magazine How Business Executive Madam C. J. Walker Became a Powerful Influencer of the Early 20th Century | At the Smithsonian| Smithsonian Magazine](https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/L0jqauW4u0v9H8kcclmmHyp9Whc=/fit-in/1600x0/filters:focal(1442x842:1443x843)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/19/1b/191b8d28-be6b-4b02-8785-1e0b9dd434bf/2009_9_2_003.jpg)
How Business Executive Madam C. J. Walker Became a Powerful Influencer of the Early 20th Century | At the Smithsonian| Smithsonian Magazine
![Madam C.J. Walker: America's First African-American Female Millionaire - The official blog of Newspapers.com Madam C.J. Walker: America's First African-American Female Millionaire - The official blog of Newspapers.com](https://blog.newspapers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Screen-Shot-2020-01-27-at-11.52.47-AM.png)
Madam C.J. Walker: America's First African-American Female Millionaire - The official blog of Newspapers.com
![Annie Malone and Madam C.J. Walker: Pioneers of the African American Beauty Industry | National Museum of African American History and Culture Annie Malone and Madam C.J. Walker: Pioneers of the African American Beauty Industry | National Museum of African American History and Culture](https://nmaahc.si.edu/sites/default/files/images/blog/pioneers-1.jpg)
Annie Malone and Madam C.J. Walker: Pioneers of the African American Beauty Industry | National Museum of African American History and Culture
![Two American Entrepreneurs: Madam C.J. Walker and J.C. Penney (Teaching with Historic Places) (U.S. National Park Service) Two American Entrepreneurs: Madam C.J. Walker and J.C. Penney (Teaching with Historic Places) (U.S. National Park Service)](https://www.nps.gov/articles/images/WAimg5bh.jpg?maxwidth=1300&autorotate=false)
Two American Entrepreneurs: Madam C.J. Walker and J.C. Penney (Teaching with Historic Places) (U.S. National Park Service)
![H)our History Lesson: Madam C. J. Walker, African American Millionaire, Philanthropist, Activist (U.S. National Park Service) H)our History Lesson: Madam C. J. Walker, African American Millionaire, Philanthropist, Activist (U.S. National Park Service)](https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/images/Madam-C.jpg?maxwidth=650&autorotate=false)