"From Washerwoman to Millionaire: The C.J. Walker Story" Born to formerly enslaved parents in Louisiana, orphaned by age seven, working as a maid by age ten for two dollars a week—this is how Madam C.J. Walker's story began. By age forty, she became America's first self-made female millionaire. By fifty-one, she was gone. But in that brief life, she changed everything. From creating the first hair care products designed specifically for Black women, to employing thousands of Black women agents,