Sponsored Post: The Five Most Innovative Moms
When you think about women that have been innovative moms who comes to mind? We were asked to come up with our list and this is who came to mind in no particular order. Check out the trailblazers below then let us know who would be on your list.
- Madame C.J. Walker: Madame C.J. Walker was an African-American businesswoman, hair care entrepreneur and philanthropist. She made her fortune by developing and marketing a hugely successful line of beauty and hair products for black women under the company she founded, Madam C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company. She was the first African American millionaire and To learn more about her you can go here.
- Coretta Scott King: Coretta Scott King was an American author, activist, and civil rights leader. The widow of Martin Luther King, Jr., Coretta Scott King helped lead the African-American Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s. Mrs. King’s most prominent role may have been in the years after her husband’s 1968 assassination when she took on the leadership of the struggle for racial equality herself and became active in the Women’s Movement. To learn more about her you can go here.
- Mocha Moms Founders: The women who founded the Mocha Moms organization in Prince Georges County Maryland started with the desire to form a support group for mothers of color who had chosen not to work full-time outside of the home in order to devote more time to their families and communities. Since 1997 the group has branched out across the country with chapters that welcome all religions, races, educational backgrounds and income levels. For more info on Mocha Moms you can go here.
- Cathy Hughes: Born Catherine Elizabeth Woods in Omaha, Nebraska on April 22, 1947, is an American entrepreneur, radio and television personality and business executive. Ms. Hughes is the founder of both Radio One and TV One. In true innovator fashion she heads companies in heavily male dominated industries. To learn more about her you can go here.
- Judy W. Reed: Judy W. Reed, of Washington, D.C., was the first African American woman inventor to receive a patent. Reed may not have been able to sign her name, but she may be the first African American woman to receive a patent. Signed with an “X,” patent no. 305,474, granted September 23, 1884, is for a dough kneader and roller.
Who would be on your list of the five most innovative moms?
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