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2. www.history.com › topics › black-historyMadam C. J. Walker ‑ Products, Hair & Facts | HISTORY

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   Oct 29, 2009 · Madam C. J. Walker (1867-1919), known as the first female self-made millionaire in America, made her fortune thanks to her homemade line of hair care products for Black women.

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   Madam C. J. Walker (born Sarah Breedlove; December 23, 1867 – May 25, 1919) was an American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and political and social activist. She is recorded as the first female self-made millionaire in America in the Guinness Book of World Records. [1] Multiple sources mention that although other women (like Mary Ellen ...

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   Jan 23, 2024 · READ MORE: Madam C.J. Walker and 9 Black Inventors Who Changed Your Life. Death. Walker died of hypertension on May 25, 1919, at age 51, at Villa Lewaro. ... In 1981, the Madam C. J. Walker ...

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   Apr 4, 2020 · Madam CJ Walker: 'An inspiration to us all'. 4 April 2020. David Lee/Netflix. Octavia Spencer stars in a new Netflix show about the life of Madam CJ Walker. When American journalist A'Lelia ...

6. www.biography.com › inventors › madam-cj-walkerHow Madam C.J. Walker Invented Her Hair Care Products - Biography

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   Jan 19, 2021 · READ MORE: Madam C.J. Walker and 9 Black Inventors Who Changed Your Life A product made by another Black woman proved helpful Walker was living in Saint Louis when she began trying to solve her ...

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   Aug 20, 2024 · Madam C.J. Walker (born December 23, 1867, near Delta, Louisiana, U.S.—died May 25, 1919, Irvington, New York) was an American businesswoman and philanthropist who was one of the first African American female millionaires in the United States. The first child in her family born after the Emancipation Proclamation, Sarah Breedlove was born on ...

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   Who is Madam CJ Walker?

   • When American journalist A'Lelia Bundles published her first article about her great-great grandmother, Madam CJ Walker in 1982, it was in the "lost women" column of a women's magazine.

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   Is Madam Walker a millionaire?

   • Madam C. J. Walker (born Sarah Breedlove; December 23, 1867 – May 25, 1919) was an American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and political and social activist. She is recorded as the first female self-made millionaire in America in the Guinness Book of World Records.

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   Did Madam Walker have a problem with black hair?

   • When Madam Walker was expanding her company, beauty in the Black community was a controversial issue. White racists pointed to Black hair as evidence that Black people were inferior. They argued that Black women who could not smooth out their kinky hair were unclean and messy.

   Life Story: Sarah “Madam C.J.” Breedlove Walker (1867-1919)

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   Why did Madam CJ Walker start a business?

   • Her struggles with hair loss - a common problem at the time due to infrequent washing - inspired her to start her business, the Madam CJ Walker Manufacturing Co in 1906, which sold a "treatment" that included scalp massage and a special ointment.

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9. wams.nyhistory.org › madam-cj-walkerLife Story: Sarah “Madam C.J.” Breedlove Walker (1867-1919)

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   Sarah worked as a laundress for $1.50 a day and went to night school when she was able. In 1906, she married Charles Joseph “C.J.” Walker. Throughout her life, Sarah had struggled with hair loss. It was likely caused by poor nutrition and stress. Like most Black women of the time, Sarah used harsh soap and heavy oil and grease on her head ...