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"I had to make my own living and my own opportunity. But I made it! Don't sit down and…" — Madam C.J. Walker, on Take Action
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“I had to make my own living and my own opportunity. But I made it! Don't sit down and wait for the opportunities to come. Get up and make them.”
Madam C.J. Walkerfirst female self-made millionaire in America

Jun 17, 2026

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