Company type | Private |
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Industry | Hair products |
Founded | 1910 |
Founder | Madam C. J. Walker |
Defunct | 1981 |
Headquarters | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States |
Products | Cosmetics |
The Madam C. J. Walker Manufacturing Company (Madam C. J. Walker Manufacturing Co., The Walker Company) was a cosmetics manufacturer incorporated in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1910 by Madam C. J. Walker. It was best known for its African-American cosmetics and hair care products, and considered the most widely known and financially successful African-American-owned business of the early twentieth century.[1] The Walker Company ceased operations in July 1981.[2]