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Mosley, John W

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Image of Sarah Spencer Washington (seated, 4th right) with unidentified family members. Washington was a cosmetic entrepreneur whose company turned her into one of of America's first black millionaires. She was founder and president of Apex Enterprises consisting of Apex Beauty Colleges, Apex Publishing Company, Apex News & Hair Company, Apex Laboratories and Apex Drug Company. Offices were located in New York, Chicago, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Newark, Richmond, Brooklyn, Washington, DC, Baltimore and Atlantic City.

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Temple University

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PA Digital

Keywords

  1. African American Businesspeople
  2. African American Families
  3. African American Icons
  4. African American Women
  5. African Americans
  6. Beauty Culture
  7. Hair
  8. Washington, Sarah Spencer, 1889 1953
  9. Women

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