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Annie Turnbo Malone
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Annie Turnbo Malone
- Born in Metropolis, IL to Isabella and Robert Turnbo in 1877
- 10th of 11 children
- Orphaned at a young age and moved in with her sister in Peoria
Childhood
- Loved chemistry but had to drop out of high school
- Interested in hair care/hairdressing
- Created her own line of hair products
Poro Hair Products
Career
- Moved to St. Louis and sold products door to door
- Opened her first shop in 1902
- Copywrited her products
- Poro College was a school, manufacturing plant, retail store, business offices, 500-seat auditorium, dining halls, roof garden, dorms, gymnasium, bakery, and chapel
- the campus served as a center for religious and social functions
- curriculum addressed the whole student from personal style to professionalism
- The school and its franchise businessed created jobs for nearly 75,000 women worldwide
Poro College
Pictures
- Lived very modestly for being a multi-millionaire
- Regularly donated thousands of dollars to the local black YMCA and Howard University College of Medicine - given an honarary degree from Howard University
- Was a large benefactor of th St. Louis Colored Orphans Home - served on the board of directors for 30 years
- The home was able to buy a facility on Goode Avenue which was later renamed Annie Malone Drive
Giving Back
Annie Malone Children's Home
Annie Malone Parade
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