American businesswoman, activist and philanthropist and entrepreneur
Marjorie Joyner
Joyner c. 1950s
Born
Marjorie Stewart
(1896-10-24)October 24, 1896[1]
Monterey, Virginia, U.S.
Died
December 7, 1994(1994-12-07) (aged 98)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Education
Bethune-Cookman College
Occupations
Businesswoman
hair care entrepreneur
educator
philanthropist
activist
Known for
Being the first African-American woman create and patent a permanent hair-wave machine.
Spouse
Robert E. Joyner
(m. 1916; died 1973)
Children
2
Marjorie Joyner (née Stewart; October 24, 1896 – December 27, 1994) was an American businesswoman, hair care entrepreneur, philanthropist, educator, and activist. Joyner is noted for being the first African-American woman to create and patent a permanent hair-wave machine.[2] In addition to her career in hair care, Joyner was highly visible in the African-American community in Chicago, once serving as head of the Chicago Defender Charity network, helping organize the Bud Billiken Day Parade and fundraiser for various schools.[1][3]
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^Women of Invention: Life-Changing Ideas by Remarkable Women, By Charlotte Montague.Retrieved March 27, 2020.
^Black Firsts: 4,000 Ground-Breaking and Pioneering Historical Events, By Jessie Carney Smith.Retrieved March 27, 2020.
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