January 13, 2017 in Modern Worthies Martha Matilda Harper Inventor of the Hair Salon Harper was an entrepreneur who essentially created the modern hair salon, which she grew into a franchise of hundreds of stores across the world.
Madam C.J. Walker (1867-1919) The Mother Who Made Her Own Fortune America's ostensible first female self-made millionaire was a black beauty magnate who did it all for her daughter.