[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 118 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 118

  Expressing the sense of Congress that Madame C. J. Walker should be 
 recognized for her achievements in business, her inventions, and her 
             commitment to the African-American community.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 17, 2005

  Mr. Rangel submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
             referred to the Committee on Government Reform

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
  Expressing the sense of Congress that Madame C. J. Walker should be 
 recognized for her achievements in business, her inventions, and her 
             commitment to the African-American community.

Whereas Madame C. J. Walker was born on December 23, 1867, on a plantation in 
        Delta, Louisiana;
Whereas, in 1905, Madame C. J. Walker invented a conditioning treatment designed 
        to aid in the straightening of hair, as well as an entire line of 
        cosmetic products;
Whereas, in 1910, Madame C. J. Walker ordered the construction of a factory in 
        Indianapolis to manufacture her line of cosmetic products;
Whereas Madame C. J. Walker was committed to employing women in all aspects of 
        her business;
Whereas Madame C. J. Walker was a noted philanthropist, giving generously to 
        black charities, including the NAACP and the National Association of 
        Colored Women;
Whereas Madame C. J. Walker encouraged her agents to similarly assist black 
        humanitarian organizations nationwide;
Whereas Madame C. J. Walker was one of the first American women--black or 
        white--to amass a personal net worth of more than 1 million dollars as a 
        result of her own efforts, thereby becoming one of the most successful 
        businesspersons of the early twentieth century by the time of her death; 
        and
Whereas Madame C. J. Walker died on May 25, 1919, at the age of 52: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That it is the sense of Congress that Madame C. J. Walker should be 
recognized as one of history's greatest female businesswomen and role 
models for the Nation's young people.
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