Cheryl Woodruff-Brooks has created the first biography of the life of Madame Sara Spencer Washington, founder of Apex News and Hair Company, once located in Atlantic City, New Jersey. In 1911, a Virginia entrepreneur moved to Atlantic City and started selling cosmetics door-to-door and styling hair in her basement, growing her business into an empire. Sara was honored at the New York World's Trade Fair in 1939 as one of the "Most Distinguished Businesswomen." Madame Washington acquired millionaire status in the 1940s, taking on roles as a civic leader, and philanthropist. Cheryl takes you through the history of Apex from its inception until its dissolution after Sara's death in 1953, sharing details of her life as she faced discrimination while earning the respect of all races along her journey.

Golden Beauty Boss: The Story of Madame Sara Spencer Washington and the Apex Empire

Biographies & Memoirs

Woodruff-Brooks, Cheryl

Community & Culture

Sunbury Press, Inc.

After the Pandemic: Visions of Life Post COVID-19

Business & Money

LaMarche, Pat

Knorr, Lawrence

Matthews, Barbara

Fenwick, Chris

Delavan, Will

Zuckerman, Scott

Shaffer, Merrill

Bickett, Marianne

Brackett, Virginia

Economics

Cheryl Woodruff-Brooks has compiled this history of Atlantic City's racially segregated beach during its heyday from the 1920s through the 1960s and the residents who lived on the Northside near the established Missouri Avenue Beach. Included are images, research, and oral interviews of Atlantic City residents. Despite racial division in America, Chicken Bone Beach functioned as an African-American resort attracting celebrities, civic leaders, and other races.

Chicken Bone Beach: A Pictorial History of Atlantic City's Missouri Avenue Beach

Arts & Photography

History & Criticism

Author Cheryl Woodruff-Brooks introduces a new generation of children to the story about a once-segregated beach in New Jersey that was a hub of activity.

The Story of Chicken Bone Beach

Children's Books

Biographies

Speckled Egg Press

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