"I will not have my life narrowed down. I will not bow down to somebody else's whim or to someone else's ignorance."

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I am a woman who came from the cotton fields of the South. From there I was promoted to the washtub. From there I was promoted to the cook kitchen. And from there I promoted myself into the business of manufacturing hair goods and preparations....I have built my own factory on my own ground.

— Madam C. J. Walker