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Madam C.J. Walker, the primary documented self-made woman millionaire, will soon have a doll in her honor as a part of the Barbie Signature Inspiring Women collection. She is the most recent historical figure to be recognized by Mattel, the toy company that manufactures Barbie.
Walker is understood for making a successful line of hair care products and cosmetics for Black women and using the fortune she created to do significant philanthropic work. Her story inspired a Netflix original movie, Self Made, that showed her transformation from a farm laborer and laundress into one in all the 20 th century’s most successful women entrepreneurs.
Walker’s great-great granddaughter, A’Lelia Bundles, is hopeful that the doll...
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