Badge from Madam C.J. Walker convention
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- Segregation Gallery
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- Objects in this Location
- Manufactured by
- Bastian Brothers Company, American, founded 1895
- Photograph by
- Scurlock, Addison N., American, 1883 - 1964
- Subject of
- Walker, Madam C.J., American, 1867 - 1919
- Walker, Madam C.J. Manufacturing Company, American, founded 1906
- Gause, Alice
- Date
- ca. 1920s
- Medium
- brass (alloy), gold, lithographic ink on paper, metal, plastic and nitrocellulose
- Dimensions
- H x W: 4 5/16 x 2 3/8 x 5/16 in. (11 x 6.1 x 0.8 cm)
- Caption
- Madam C. J. Walker (1867-1919) was an African American entrepreneur, educator and philanthropist. Her company manufactured, distributed, and sold hair care products developed for black women. She also established beauty schools across the country that trained women to work as agents, known as “hair culturists.” Walker’s beauty schools and manufacturing company offered unique opportunities for African American women when there were few job options beyond domestic service and manual labor. Pins such as this one were awarded to successful agents at annual conventions.
- Description
- A tiered pin or badge, in gold metal. The first tier features an illustration of clasped hands,the forearms and hands of two males shaking hands, the second tier is a rectangular white placard with the name, "Alice Gause" handwritten in black ink. The third tier features a circular shaped black and white portrait of Madame C.J. Walker in an ornate gold metal frame. The tiers are connected via chains.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcription Available
- Place collected
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
- Topic
- Black Enterprise
- Business
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Patricia Heaston
- Object number
- 2008.15.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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