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Legacy
Madam Walkers legacy remains through National Historic Landmarks, one of which is Villa Lewaro located in Irvington, New York. Villa lewaro was auctioned off and eventually sold to a fraternal organization called the Companions of the Forest in America in 1932. After being privately owned in 1979 Villa Lewaro was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Other properties Walker owned was the Walker Manufacturing Company Building located in Indianapolis. The building previously contained a restaurant,barbershop,drugstore and the Walker factory. The building was renamed the Madame Walker Theater Center and now is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Various scholarships and awards have been named after Madam Walker one of which is the Madam C.J Walker Business and Community Recognition Awards held by the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Oakland Bay Area chapter. The annual awards luncheon honors Walker and follows in her footsteps honoring outstanding women in the community with scholarships. The Madame Walker Theatre Center also honors leaders in entrepreneurship to pay tribute to Madam Walker. The awards that are presented to individuals are The Madame C.J Walker heritage award as well as young entrepreneur and legacy awards which embody what Madam Walker represented.

The Walker System
Madam Walkers System included a Shampoo that helped hair grow, strenuous brushing and applying iron combs to hair. This method reversed challenging and brittle hair into soft luxurious hair. The walker system helped thousands of African American who suffered from hairs loss. This method was referred to as hair culturists," "scalp specialists," and "beauty culturists" instead of hair straighteners. Not only did the walker system attract clients but by agent operators as well. Madam walker invented this system that changed African American womens hair.