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"“Now is the time to plan your future by learning a depression proof business.”"
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Sara Spencer Washington
Sara Spencer Washington was the founder of Apex News and Hair Company and was honored at the 1939 New York World's Fair as one of the "Most Distinguished Businesswomen" for her Apex empire of beauty products, schools, and publishing. Washington gave back to her community and fought back against racial discrimination, whether delivering coal to her neighbors in Atlantic City, New Jersey or building
"“Now is the time to plan your future by learning a depression proof business.”"
"“As long as there are women in the world, there will always be beauty establishments.”"
"You curl your hair, you make yourself look pretty. We are just as attractive as white people"
"Someone that you always took seriously, someone that you did not dare ignore."
"She broke her own glass ceiling for black women. She used her money and power in a very constructive way."