Today's featured woman for Black History Month is Madam C.J. Walker, amazing entrepreneur, brilliant businesswoman, and hair care genius. 
Madam C.J. WalkerWalker was born Sarah Breedlove in 1867.  She grew up in poverty in rural Louisiana, and supported herself by picking cotton and washing laundry.  She saved her money and moved to St. Louis to live with her brothers, who were popular barbers.

In the 1890s, a scalp condition caused Walker to lose most of her hair.  She st...