13/08/2026
She was a pioneering inventor and entrepreneur in the early 1900s who shaped the cosmetics industry.
Annie Turnbo Malone founded Poro College to teach beauty and business skills, built a nationwide business network, and gave scholarships and donations to support Black education and entrepreneurs-showing how innovation can create opportunity.
Malone’s trading card is part of our new America’s 250 Innovator Trading Card series — 12 cards honoring the visionaries whose ideas and leadership helped shape our nation. Discover Malone’s trading card and find out which other important innovators are featured in the series: https://www.uspto.gov/kids/inventors-change-world
