1896
Marjorie Joyner, American make-up artist and businesswoman (died 1994)
Marjorie Joyner, American make-up artist and businesswoman (died 1994)
Marjorie Joyner, American make-up artist and businesswoman (died 1994)
Marjorie Joyner
American businesswoman, activist and philanthropist and entrepreneur
- Born
- 1896
Marjorie Joyner 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. 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.
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