Madam C.J. Walker, a Black pioneer and the first female self-made millionaire, is getting her own Barbie doll. In a news release on Monday, Mattel announced that Walker, who lived from 1867 to 1919, is the latest national figure to join its ‘Inspiring Women’ series. Walker, a daughter of formerly enslaved sharecroppers, became a self-made millionaire by… Read more »
