Marjorie Stewart Joyner
Personal Information
Born: 1896
Died: 1994
Country of Birth: USA
Nationality: USA
Ethnicity: Black
Education
Chicago Musical College, Certificate for Dramatic Arts & Expression 1914; A.B.Molar Beauty & Culture School 1916; Bethune-Cookman University BA Psychology 1973
Professional Life
Field of Study: Cosmetic Chemistry; Entrepreneur
Institution/Corporation: Bethune-Cookman University; Alpha Chi Pi Omega Sorority & Fraternity; United Beauty School Owners & Teachers Association
Degrees & Memberships: none
Awards & Achievements
Awards: 1987, Smithsonian opened an exhibit featuring her inventions & a replica of her first beauty salon; 2023, National Inventors Hall of Fame
Achievements: Invented Permanent Wave Machine & Scalp Protector; was the national supervisor for Madam C.J.Walker Manufacturing Company; rights to her patents were assigned to Walker Company which received all royalties; director of Chicago Defender s Charity Network; for 60 years organized & directed the annual Bud Billiken Parade in Chicago
1st African-American female to create & patent a permanent hair-wave machine
Was an instructor & executive for Madame C.J. Walker Manufacturing company after the death of Madame Walker
Helped write the 1st cosmetology laws in Illinois
With Mary Bethune McLeod founded United Beauty School Owners & Teachers Association in 1945
1st African-American graduate of A.B. Molar Beauty School (1916)
Received her high school diploma in 1939 & a BA in Psychology from Bethune-Cookman College at age 77
1987, the Smithsonian Institute opened an exhibit in D.C. featuring her permanent wave machine & a replica of her original salon
Held 2 patents