“Thus was sown the seed of an enterprise which was destined to develop, in the hands of Mrs. Glover and her imitators into a great industry and give employment to many thousands of people.” (p. 94-95)
Although Chesnutt introduces Mrs. Glover in Chapter VII, she is reintroduced as an entrepreneur based on Mrs. Annie Turnbo Malone and her student, Madam C. J. Walker (Sarah Breedlove).
