Annie Turnbo Malone

thumb|Annie Malone in Poro College booklet Annie Minerva Turnbo Malone (August 9, 1877 – May 10, 1957) was an American businesswoman, inventor and philanthropist. In the first three decades of the 20th century, she founded and developed a large and prominent commercial and educational enterprise centered on cosmetics for African-American women. Quotes I could be no happier than giving service to my people Chicago, in my opinion, is the capital of Negro America The people here are accomplishing things. The atmosphere is one of commercial striving, endeavor and promise. My experience would lead me to doubt that Negro businesses can grow to large magnitude in the South without feeling something of restraint, as well as a certain sense of insecurity. External link Category: dead people Category:Women born in the 1870s Category: Entrepreneurs Category:20th-century American businesswomen