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 Sara Spencer Washington - Atlantic City, NJ
N 39° 21.716 W 074° 25.979
18S E 548848 N 4357095
Yet another local historic marker made of rugged metal. There is a series of these scattered about town. This one is just before Atlantic Avenue. The markers are fairly new & have not yet made the the historical marker database.
Waymark Code: WM9GD4
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 08/17/2010
Views: 12
Washington was a locally and eventually nationally famous African-American woman businessman at a time when woman and African-Americans were victims of racial and sexual bias and prejudice. The sign is undoubtedly meant to serve as an inspiration in this largely African-American community and neighborhood. The sign reads:
SARA SPENCER
WASHINGTON
1889 ~ 1953
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A Virginia entrepreneur who headed north in 1911, opened an Arctic Avenue beauty salon in Atlantic City, She expanded by teaching beauty culture door-to-door with products of the day, some self-styled. Madame Washington, as she would later be called, patented a hair curl-remover and later incorporated as Apex Beauty Products. That company would eventually manufacture more thank 70 products sold by some 45,000 Apex agents nationwide. her Apex School of Scientific Beauty Culture became established in 12 US cities, as well as, in the Caribbean and South Africa, training some 4,000 people annually. At the New York World's Fair in 1939 she was named one of the world's ten top businesswomen. Madame Washington became one of this country's first female African-American millionaires and in 1997 was inducted into the Atlantic County's Women's Hall of Fame. She also founded the Northside Eater Parade and was on the Northside Board of Trade.
Marker Name: Sara Spencer Washington
Marker Type: Local? Unofficial
Marker text:
SARA SPENCER
WASHINGTON
1889 ~ 1953
___ .... ____
A Virginia entrepreneur who headed north in 1911, opened an Arctic Avenue beauty salon in Atlantic City, She expanded by teaching beauty culture door-to-door with products of the day, some self-styled. Madame Washington, as she would later be called, patented a hair curl-remover and later incorporated as Apex Beauty Products. That company would eventually manufacture more thank 70 products sold by some 45,000 Apex agents nationwide. her Apex School of Scientific Beauty Culture became established in 12 US cities, as well as, in the Caribbean and South Africa, training some 4,000 people annually. At the New York World's Fair in 1939 she was named one of the world's ten top businesswomen. Madame Washington became one of this country's first female African-American millionaires and in 1997 was inducted into the Atlantic County's Women's Hall of Fame. She also founded the Northside Eater Parade and was on the Northside Board of Trade.
Dedication Date: 01/01/2009
City: Atlantic City
County: Atlantic County
Group responsible for placement: City of Atlantic City
Web Link: [Web Link]
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