Episode 10: Jan Broberg and Madam C.J. Walker

Rose tells us about Jan Broberg who was kidnapped twice at the ages of twelve and fourteen by a "family friend" who convinced her that she would be vaporized by aliens if she didn't do what he said. Jan has used her story to help other young children, as well as parents, to look for the warning signs she and her family once missed

Then Lynn tells us about another badass woman! Madame C.J. Walker was born free into a family of former slaves. Throughout her life she was determined to make enough money to afford her daughter a proper education. Her determination paid off when she created a homemade remedy that helped her hair regrow after suffering a scalp condition.

Thus, giving her the title of America’s first Black female self-made millionaire.

Thank you to our sources!

Rose got her info from the following sources:

The True Story Behind ‘A Friend Of The Family,’ Explained: Who Is Jan Broberg? What Had Happened With Her?

https://dmtalkies.com/true-story-behind-a-friend-of-the-family-explained-jan-broberg-2022/

A Friend of the Family: The staggering real-life story of Jan Broberg | The Independent

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/jan-broberg-kidnapping-friend-of-family-peacock-b2197093.html

Actress Abducted As Girl Warns Parents https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=127952&page=1

Broberg family photo

https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/bob-maryann-karen-susan-jan-1970-01.jpeg?_gl=1*rzkuxn*_ga*YW1wLXZCcjYxZ1hsTzdCRFBkbXZiODQ0NktfekNkb1JCRWtDbEFFYWNyYmg1THNQRldSUUZfVjJHczZBNTNKbU5YSmM.&sp_amp_linker=1*f0lo4q*amp_id*M2g5dkVIWURydDZoLUxaYVFNV0QxWUtfdnNNRnczU0tETGpVel8xSmJuUkxIN1dacUZaRTNPSmJicWZoN29yVg..

Photo of Jan Broberg now

https://collectivespeakers.com/speakers/jan-broberg/

Lynn got her info from the following sources:

Photo of Madam C.J. Walker

https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/-h-our-history-lesson-madam-c-j-walker-african-american-millionaire-philanthropist-activist.htm

Photo of Madam C.J. Walkers Wonderful Hair Grower

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/how-business-executive-madam-c-j-walker-became-powerful-influencer-early-20th-century-180971628/

https://www.biography.com/inventor/madam-cj-walker

https://www.pbs.org/wnet/african-americans-many-rivers-to-cross/history/100-amazing-facts/madam-walker-the-first-black-american-woman-to-be-a-self-made-millionaire/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madam_C._J._Walker

Photo link

https://www.history.com/.image/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700/MTcwODUxNTkyNDk1NDQxMTU4/857a2a0c-0385-4407-8be8-75aca9e68942.webp

Photo link

https://www.womenshistory.org/sites/default/files/styles/main_image/public/images/2018-07/Walker_C_J%20square.jpg?itok=auwRKrQu

Photo link

https://miro.medium.com/focal/1200/1200/50/38/1*sd62vQkZz7uhOB8Z4X8wmA.jpeg