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Annie Minerva Turnbo Malone (August 9, 1877 – May 10, 1957) was an American businesswoman, inventor and philanthropist. In the first three decades of the 20th century, she founded and developed a large and prominent commercial and educational enterprise centered on cosmetics for African-American women.
Inventora y empresaria que estableció uno de los primeros imperios cosméticos orientados a la población negra y la primera mujer afroamericana millonaria hecha a sí misma. Annie Minerva Turnbo Malone nació en Metropolis, Illinois, siendo la décima de once hijos de padres anteriormente esclavizados. Sus padres murieron cuando era joven y ...
20 de dic. de 2009 · Entrepreneur and philanthropist Annie Turnbo Malone was born to Robert Turnbo and Isabella Cook in Metropolis, Illinois on August 9, 1869. Her parents were former slaves and her father joined the Union Army during the Civil War.
Annie Turnbo Malone and Madam C.J. Walker were pioneers of the African American beauty industry and successful businesswomen. Each developed haircare and beauty products, launched highly successful businesses and employed hundreds of African Americans (mainly women).
A chemist and entrepreneur, Annie Turnbo Malone became a millionaire by successfully developing and marketing hair products for black women in St. Louis. She used her wealth to promote the advancement of African Americans and gave away most of her money to charity.
Annie Malone called prominent African Americans from across the country as character witnesses. Black newspapers across the country ran editorials, cartoons, and banner headlines attacking her husband.
Annie Turnbo Malone is acknowledged as the true founder of African-American cosmetology, and the first female African-American millionaire. After moving to St. Louis in the early 1900s, Malone developed and sold hair products for African-American women.
