Velma L. Alderman (nee Walker)

Beautician

Birth: She was born on February 18, 1929.

Death: Unknown

Education: She graduated from The Madame C.J. Walker Beauty School in April 1947.

Career as a Beautician: She did her apprenticeship at Vera’s Kurly Kue. She then went on to do hair in other peoples’ homes. In 1955, she opened her own shop at her home on South 11th Street until 1970.

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