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Word: washtub (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...shut the door in my face," Walker shouted to Washington, who had ignored her for three days. "I have been trying to tell you what I am doing. I am a woman who came from the cotton fields of the South. I was promoted from there to the washtub. Then I was promoted to the cook kitchen. And from there I promoted myself into the business of manufacturing hair goods and preparations. I know how to grow hair as well as I know how to grow cotton. I have built my own factory on my own ground." She got their...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Madam C.J. Walker: Her Crusade | 12/7/1998 | See Source »

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