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Madam C. J. Walker did NOT invent the hot comb, the straightening comb or the chemical perm. This myth is often repeated, but it is not true. The hot comb was being used as early as the 1880s in Europe and America and was sold in Bloomingdales and Sears catalogues in 1890 16 years before Madam Walker developed her line of hair care products.
Madam Walker was an entrepreneur, a pioneer of the modern hair care industry, a philanthropist and political activist. For more information, please visit www.madamcjwalker.com.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoBy putting a metal comb on the stove and making it hot.
Answer #2: Madam Walker did not invent the hot comb. Such heated metal hair care devices existed as early as the 1880s in Europe and in America and were created by numerous inventors when she still was a poor washerwoman working in St. Louis. This myth of Madam Walker inventing the hot comb is very persistent, but it is not accurate. Madam Walker and others used and marketed hot combs and curling irons, but she did not invent them. Pictures of hot combs appear in Bloomingdales and Sears catalogues in the 1890s. Marcel Grateau, a Frenchman who is known for the Marcel Wave, was using metal hair care implements as early as the 1880s and is credited with designing them for use on the hair of wealthy French women.
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∙ 13y agoMadam C. J. Walker did not invent the straightening comb. Metal hair care implements were sold in France as early as the 1870s and in Sears and Bloomingdale's catalogues as early as 1890 when Madam Walker was still known as a poor, St. Louis washerwoman named Sarah Breedlove. Probably several different people invented versions of the hot comb, but she was not one of them.
Source: On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C. J. Walker by A'Lelia Bundles
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∙ 12y agoi think she invented them when she turned 14
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∙ 11y agoYes she did
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Who invented the hot comb?
No one really knows who invented the hot comb. Either Madam CJ Walker or Walter Sammons People say Madam CJ Walker but it was WALTER SAMMONS.
What did madam cj walker when she was a kid?
She was a wash woman
What did john walker invent?
john walker invented with his son Alexanders help the world famous brand of whiskey Johnni walker red label , black label gold and blue are also apart of him and his sons creation He also invented book matches.
Did madam cj walker make the curling irons?
No, Madam C.J. Walker did not invent curling irons. She was an African American entrepreneur and philanthropist who became wealthy by developing and selling hair care products for black women. While curling irons were already in existence during her time, she did not invent them.
What African American inveted the hair straightner?
MADAM C.J WALKER STARTED THE HAIR STRAIGHTENING PROCESS AMONG THE AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN SOCIETY MADAM C.J WALKER STARTED THE HAIR STRAIGHTENING PROCESS AMONG THE AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN SOCIETY
What is madam cj walker famous for?
While the person who first answered this question wrote "madam c.j. walker is famous for inventing the hot comb". . .this statement is not true. Madam Walker did NOT invent the hot comb. Hot combs appear in Bloomingdales and Sears catalogs as early as 1890 when Madam C. J. Walker was still Sarah Breedlove McWilliams, a poor washerwoman, and long before she began her hair care business in 1906. Source: On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C. J. Walker by A'Lelia Bundles and www.madamcjwalker.com
Who invented the hot comb?
No one really knows who invented the hot comb. Either Madam CJ Walker or Walter Sammons People say Madam CJ Walker but it was WALTER SAMMONS.
What did madam cj walker when she was a kid?
She was a wash woman
What is CJ Walker famous for?
While the person who first answered this question wrote "madam c.j. walker is famous for inventing the hot comb". . .this statement is not true. Madam Walker did NOT invent the hot comb. Hot combs appear in Bloomingdales and Sears catalogs as early as 1890 when Madam C. J. Walker was still Sarah Breedlove McWilliams, a poor washerwoman, and long before she began her hair care business in 1906. Source: On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C. J. Walker by A'Lelia Bundles and www.madamcjwalker.com
Did madam Cj walker invent the hot comb?
Yes, she did. She was 34 and then she was awarded a prize 4 this wonderful accomplishment. The previous answer is not accurate. Madam Walker was still working as a washerwoman when she was when she was 34 years old. She started selling hair care products around 1904 when she was 37 years old and founded her own company in 1906. She purchased hot combs manufactured by other vendors and did not make hot combs. She also did not invent them. Source: On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C. J. Walker by A'Lelia Bundles
What did madame cj walker invent?
Madam C.J. Walker did not invent the hot comb, as some people do believe. She invent a scalp treatment, that would allow hair to grow back, no matter how damaged it was. Also till this day her products are still sold over the country.
What was Madam Walker's?
If referring to Madam CJ Walker, she was the first African American Millionaire and she made her fortune by inventing the hot comb (to press curly hair straight) and selling related beauty products.
What things did madame c j walker invent?
madam CJ walker did not invent the hot comb as some people had belief. She invented a scalp treatment that allow hair to grow back, no matter how damaged it was. Also till this day her product is still sold over the country.
When did madame cj walker invent the pressing comb?
Madam C. J. Walker did not invent the pressing comb. This is an inaccurate myth which many people keep repeating despite evidence to the contrary. Heated hair care implements were in use as early as the 1870s in Europe when Madam Walker was still a child. If you google hot comb or straightening comb you'll find websites that give more information about people like Marcel Grateau, a Frenchman, who created the Marcel Wave.
Did Madam C J Walker invent the hair relaxer?
No, Madam C. J. Walker did not invent hair relaxer and did not sell any products with chemical hair relaxers. She also did not invent the straightening comb. There were chemical hair relaxers being used and being sold before she founded the Mme. C. J. Walker Manufacturing Company in 1906. Hot combs were sold by Sears and Bloomingdales as early as 1890. Madam Walker developed a line of hair care products for African American women and a system of hair and scalp care that she called "beauty culture." Like her contemporaries Elizabeth Arden, Helena Rubinstein and Annie Malone, she was a pioneer of the modern cosmetics and hair care industries.
What did john walker invent?
john walker invented with his son Alexanders help the world famous brand of whiskey Johnni walker red label , black label gold and blue are also apart of him and his sons creation He also invented book matches.
How did Madam CJ Walker become the first female African American Millionaire?
Madam CJ Walker became the first African American millionaire by owning a business dedicated to hair care products for African Americans. She also invented the hot comb.
