Widowed at age 20, Sarah Breedlove was driven to do whatever she could for work to put her child through school. This drive lead to her developing a hair care empire that trained and employed tens of thousands of black women throughout North America. And so began the legend of Madam C.J. Walker, the first female millionaire in the United States.

Hosts: Heather Linder & Billy Puckett

Producer & Music Composition: Tim Corpus (timcorpus.com)

Sources: 

http://www.madamcjwalker.com/bios/madam-c-j-walker/

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/theymadeamerica/whomade/walker_hi.html

http://time.com/3641122/sarah-breedlove-walker/

http://nwhm.org/education-resources/biographies/madam-cj-walker

http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/madame-c-j-walker

https://www.biography.com/people/madam-cj-walker-9522174