Marjorie S. Joyner was associated with the most Famous Madam C.J. Walker. She studied cosmetology when she was a teenager. Ms. Joyner became an inventor and an educator in African American Beauty. Joyner became frustrated at the way black women hair did not hold curls and decided to invent a permanent wave machine that would allow a black woman's hair to stay up for days. This permanent wave machine was shaped like a dome with one-inch clamps that were electrical. This machine worked and black women hairstyles lasted a longtime.

Ms. Joyner never received any money for her invention, but her courage and ingenious idea open the door for many to follow. The business of making black women beautiful has a booming market. Ms. Joyner became the Director of Madam C.J. Walker's beauty school nationwide. Along with Mary Bethune McLeod, she co-founded the United Beauty School Owners and Teachers.