Who Was The REAL
First Female Self-Made Millionaire?????
It's not who you think it is.
First Female Self-Made Millionaire?????
It's not who you think it is.
Annie Malone was the first female
millionaire and creator of black hair care products.
millionaire and creator of black hair care products.
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Did you know that ->
* Annie was one of the first in
Missouri to own a Rolls Royce
Missouri to own a Rolls Royce
*By the 1920's, Malone’s wealth was
estimated at $14 million ($200 million today when adjusted for inflation).
estimated at $14 million ($200 million today when adjusted for inflation).
* Annie paid over $40,000 in taxes
alone...in 1926
alone...in 1926
* Annie owned a whole city block in
Chicago
Chicago
* Annie's philanthropy was legendary
* Annie gave diamond rings for five
years of service
years of service
* Annie gave cash awards for savings
accounts & home purchases
accounts & home purchases
* Annie trained well over 75,000 women
entrepreneurs
entrepreneurs
* Annie trained Madam C.J. Walker to be a "Poro
Agent"
Agent"
.For decades, many believed that Madam
C.J. Walker was America’s first Black millionaire, but the achievement really
belongs to a forgotten Black woman who ran her beauty empire on King Drive for
years before it crashed toward the end of her life
C.J. Walker was America’s first Black millionaire, but the achievement really
belongs to a forgotten Black woman who ran her beauty empire on King Drive for
years before it crashed toward the end of her life