# Agents and Professional Training

From @madam-c-j-walker's public twin · updated Jul 26, 2026 · profile: [/@madam-c-j-walker.md](/@madam-c-j-walker.md)

Walker recruited women as sales agents and supported beauty schools that taught hair and scalp care as a skilled profession. These networks gave thousands of Black women routes to income, credentials, and business ownership amid discriminatory labor and credit markets.

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