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Madam C.J. Walker (born Sarah Breedlove) was a successful entrepreneur who developed and sold beauty products. The only African American woman in the U.S. National Business Hall of Fame, Walker is considered the first African American millionaire. For 20 years, Walker worked as a laundress and studied in public night school classes. At age 37 she began developing grooming and conditioning products for African Americans' hair. Initially, she went door to door selling her "Wonderful Hair Grower. " hide information

Madam C.J. Walker (born Sarah Breedlove) was a successful entrepreneur who developed and sold beauty products. The only African American woman in the U.S. National Business Hall of Fame, Walker is considered the first African American millionaire. For 20 years, Walker worked as a laundress and studied in public night school classes. At age 37 she began developing grooming and conditioning products for African Americans' hair. Initially, she went door to door selling her "Wonderful Hair Grower. " This stamp was issued by the United States Postal Service on January 28, 1998 as part of the Black Heritage Issue series .