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Marjorie Joyner | Bethune Cookman University Notable Alumni

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. In addition to her career in hair care, Joyner was highly visible in the African-American community in Chicago. In 1973, at the age of 77, Joyner was awarded a ...

Keywords:: activist, Marjorie Joyner, Permanent Hair-Wave machine, hair care, Bethune Cookman College, patent

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Humanities / Africana or African American or Black Studies / Biographies

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Date Added to MERLOT:: February 16, 2022
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