Madam C.J. Walker PRESENTATION
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Created on February 16, 2022
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Transcript
madam c.j. walker
a millionaire, philanthropist and activist
Quotes
Tv show
INDEX
The activist
Sources
Introduction
Background
Early life
Success
- Maiden name: Sarah Breedlove
INTRODUCTION
Sarah as a child
Background
- Parents: Owen and Minerva Breedlove
TIMELINE
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Early Life
Sarah and her sister move to Mississippi
first and second marriage
1877
marriage to Charles Joseph Walker
start of success
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1882
1906/7
1906
First and second marriage
- married to Moses McWilliams at 14 to escape from abusive brother-in-law
=> had a daughter together two years later (Lelia McWilliams)
- Moses died in 1887
- 1894: second marriage to John Davis
=> divorced him and moved to Denver
Marriage to Charles Joseph Walker
- married Charles Joseph Walker in January 1906
=> took his name
- C.J. was an ad-man
=> assisted with building the business and the advertising
- C.J. was an alcoholic and cheated on Madam Walker
- divorced in 1910
Success
1890s-1904
=> sickness causing hairloss
=> learns about hair from brothers
working as a cleaning lady
1904
1908
1905
Success
1890s-1904
=> sickness causing hairloss
=> learns about hair from brothers
working as a cleaning lady
1904
working for Annie Malone
1908
1905
Success
1890s-1904
=> sickness causing hairloss
=> learns about hair from brothers
working as a cleaning lady
1904
starting her own haircare company
working for Annie Malone
1908
1905
Madam C.J. Walkers Wonderful Hairgrower
- Independence from Annie Malone
- used her formula => controversy
- went from door to door and travelled across the country to promote products
- very unusual to put your own face as a woman
=> became very famous
- taught black women how to care for and style their hair
Success
1890s-1904
=> sickness causing hairloss
=> learns about hair from brothers
working as a cleaning lady
1904
starting her own haircare company
working for Annie Malone
=> builds a factory
Expansion
=> opens a cosmetic school
1908
1905
Madam C.J. Walkers Wonderful Hairgrower
- Independence from Annie Malone
- used her formula => controversy
- went from door to door and travelled across the country to promote products
- very unusual to put your own face as a woman
=> became very famous
- taught black women how to care for and style their hair
- trained almost 20000 black women who sold her products all over America and the Caribic
=> gave them economic independence
- the more famous and wealthy she bacame, the more she spoke openly about politics
the activist
01
02
03
04
"I want to live to help my race."
"I got my start by making myself a start."
"I am not ashamed of my humble past."
"Your first duty is to humanity. "
Quotes
Sources
- https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/c-j-walker-vor-150-jahren-geboren-erfinderin-politische-100.html
- https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madam_C._J._Walker#cite_note-:6-13
- https://www.inquirer.com/news/self-made-netflix-madam-cj-walker-annie-turnbo-malone-black-hair-care-colorism-20200407.html
- https://historybyday.com/human-stories/the-real-story-behind-americas-first-female-self-made-millionaire/3/
- https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/tv-movies/a31484263/madam-cj-walker-facts/
- https://www.azquotes.com/quote/604187
- https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/madam-c-j-walker-quotes
- https://www.netflix.com/search?q=self%20mad&jbv=80202462
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