Marjorie Stewart Joyner

CTL-E-1992 · Person · other · 1896–1994

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Born October 24, 1896, in Monterey, Virginia; moved to Chicago in 1912. In 1916, at age 20, she became the first Black student to graduate from Chicago's A.B. Moler Beauty and Culture School. Inventor of the permanent wave machine (U.S. Patent No. 1,693,515, 1928); vice president of the Madam C.J. Walker Manufacturing Co. and national supervisor of 200 Walker beauty schools; inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2023.

The record

• Also known as: Marjorie Joyner

Notes

RELP49 new supporting entity (2026-10-06): endpoint for affiliated_with → A.B. Moler school and Madam C.J. Walker Co.; related_to Madam C.J. Walker and the Bud Billiken Parade.

Relationships

• A.B. Molar (Moler) Beauty School / Beauty and Culture School — affiliated with
  Marjorie Stewart Joyner was the first Black student to graduate from the A.B. Moler Beauty and Culture School (1916).
• Bronzeville — associated with
  Joyner lived and worked in Chicago's Black South Side from 1912, opening her salon there.
• Bud Billiken Parade — related to
  Joyner helped organize the Bud Billiken Day Parade and headed the Chicago Defender charity network.
• Madam C. J. Walker — related to
  Joyner worked with Madam C.J. Walker for 50+ years, teaching Walker to set Marcel waves.
• Madam C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company — affiliated with
  Joyner became vice president of the Madam C.J. Walker Manufacturing Co. and national supervisor of 200 Walker beauty schools.
• Marjorie Stewart Joyner's beauty salon — affiliated with
  Joyner owned and operated the South State Street salon she opened in 1916.

Referenced by

• Marjorie Stewart Joyner's beauty salon — founded by → this record

Sources

• National Inventors Hall of Fame — Marjorie Stewart Joyner
• Wikipedia — Marjorie Joyner

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