Short Stuff: Madam C.J. Walker

Stuff You Should Know

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4.6 • 79.3K Ratings

🗓️ 21 April 2021

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Join us today as we dive into the story of the first female self-made millionaire, Madam C.J. Walker.

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0:00.0	There's so much news happening around the world that we're somehow supposed to stay on top of.
0:05.7	That's why we launched The Big Take.
0:08.3	It's a daily podcast from Bloomberg and I Heart Radio that turns down the volume a bit
0:14.0	to give you some space to think.
0:16.4	I'm Wes Kosova.
0:17.7	Each weekday I dig into one important story and talk about why it matters.
0:23.6	Listen to The Big Take on The I Heart Radio App, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen.
0:34.3	Hey and welcome to the short stuff.
0:35.6	I'm Josh.
0:36.6	There's Chuck Dave's here in spirit.
0:38.2	Jerry's here in spirit.
0:40.0	Who else is here in spirit?
0:42.0	We can't say because we can't see spirits because we're among the living.
0:45.6	This is short stuff.
0:46.6	Let's go.
0:48.2	This is the story of Madam CJ Walker who Guinness Book of World's Record says is the first
0:56.1	self-made, the female millionaire in the world.
1:00.7	Yeah, not African American female or woman millionaire.
1:07.5	Straight up, first woman in America to be a millionaire.
1:13.0	It's through her own work and hard labor.
1:17.8	That's right.
1:18.8	She has a very cool, distinct way of putting it.
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