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Before Oprah Winfrey in addition to Madame C.J. Walker, at that spot was Annie Turnbo Malone (aka Annie Minerva Turnbo Pope Malone and Annie Minerva Turnbo Malone), an African American entrepreneur in addition to philanthropist during the early on 20th century. Malone is recorded equally the U.S.'s outset Black woman millionaire based on reports of $14 i thou one thousand inward assets held inward 1920 from her beauty in addition to cosmetic enterprises, headquartered inward St. Louis in addition to Chicago.
Early Life of Annie Turnbo
On August 9, 1869, Robert Turnbo and Isabella Cook became parents to Annie inward Metropolis, Illinois. Annie attended schoolhouse inward Illinois where she apprentenced amongst her sis equally a hairdresser. By 1889, Malone had developed her ain scalp in addition to pilus products that she demonstrated in addition to sold from a buggy throughout Illinois.
Launches the "Poro" Brand inward St. Louis, MO
Image of Poro College, St. Louis
By 1902, Malone's trouble organization growth led her to St. Louis, Missouri, which at the fourth dimension held the 4th largest population of African Americans. In St. Louis she copyrighted her Poro get beauty products. In 1914, in a St. Louis wedding, Malone married the schoolhouse primary Aaron Eugene Malon.
Photo of Poro College Administrative Building
By 1917, Malone opened the doors of Poro College, a beauty college which was later attended yesteryear Madam C.J. Walker. The schoolhouse reportedly graduated virtually 75,000 agents world-wide, including the Caribbean. By 1930, the outset amount yr of the Great Depression, Malone had moved from Missouri after divorcing her bit hubby in addition to settled on Chicago's South Side.
The Black Philanthropist
From 1919 to 1943, Malone served equally board president of the St. Louis Colored Orphan's Home. She had donated the outset $10,000 to build the orphanage's new edifice inward 1919. During the 1920s, Malone's philanthropy included financing the educational activity of two full-time students inward every historically dark college in addition to university. Her $25,000 donation to Howard University was amid the largest gifts the academy had received yesteryear a somebody donor of African descent.
Photo of Annie Turnbo Malone
On May 10, 1957, Annie Turnbo Malone was treated for a stroke at Provident Hospital inward Chicago where she died. At the fourth dimension of her decease Poro beauty colleges were inward performance inward to a greater extent than than thirty U.S. cities.
St. Louis honors her retentivity amongst the Annie Malone Children in addition to Family Service Center whose mission is "is to ameliorate the character of life for children, families, elderly in addition to the community yesteryear providing social services, educational programs, advocacy in addition to entrepreneurship."
Further reference: Annie Malone Children in addition to Family Service Center: www.anniemalone.com/about-us.html
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