Madame C.JWalker

***By: Adreiana Jones***

NAME: Madam C.J. Walker (birth name Sarah Breedlove)

DATE OF BIRTH:  December 23, 1867

PLACE OF BIRTH:  Delta, Louisiana

DATE OF DEATH:  May 25, 1919

PLACE OF DEATH:  New York, New York

 Her Family Background

  Sarah Breedlove, who later became known as Madam C. J. Walker, was born into a former-slave family to parents Owen and Minerva Breedlove. At the age of fourteen, Sarah married Moses McWilliams to escape her sister's abusive husband.They had a daughter, Lelia (later known as A'Lelia Walker, a central figure in the Harlem Renaissance). When Lelia was only two years old, McWilliams died.

Accomplishments

  Madam Walker an entrepreneur, built her empire developing hair products for black women.She claims to have built her company on an actual dream. A large black man appeared to her and gave a formula for curing baldness. When confronted with the idea that she was trying to conform black women's hair to that of whites, she stressed that her products were simply an attempt to help black women take proper care of hair and promote its growth.She became an inspiration to many black women. The power of her wealth and success she lectured to promote her business which in turn empowered other women in business.She also encouraged black Americans to support the cause of World War I and worked to have black veterans granted full respect.

Going on Home

Madam Walker died at Villa Lewaro at the age of 51 on Sunday, May 25, 1919 from complications of hypertension. Upon her death she was considered to be the wealthiest African-American woman in America and known to be the first African-American woman millionaire!!!!!!!!!!! Some sources cite her as the first self-made American woman millionaire. Her daughter Lelia succeeded her as president of the C. J. Walker Manufacturing Company.

       Madame C.J Walker 

1867- Born as Sarah Breedlove.

1878- Yellow fever epidemic strikes killing many and the cotton crop was spoiled.

1881- Sarah left her sister and married one Moses McWilliams.

1885- Sarah has a daughter, Lelia.

1887- Moses dies.

1887- Sarah moves to St. Louis.

1905- Sarah moves to Denver, Colorado.

1906- Sarah got married to Charles Joseph Walker, becoming Madame C. J. Walker.

1908- Madame Walker moved to Pittsburgh and opened the Lelia college.

1910- Madame Walker moved to Indianapolis, Indiana to start her headquarters for her hair products.

1919- Madame Walker dies.

Conclusion

This is my presentation on Madame C.J Walker And I hope you enjoy it. I really put alot of work into my project. These people are very important to Black History because they help us get to where we are now. Not just Madame C.J Wlaker others like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman, Shirely Chisholm, and many others but there is one person that we will be able to write about and his name is Barack Obama the first African American or the first Black Person to beocme president of the United States. I am very happy I was here to live that moment. Now I will be able to tell my children about it.