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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

- Born: 23 December 1867 in Delta, Louisiana
- Death: 25 May 1919 in Irvington, New York
- One of the first female self made millionaires in the US
- One of the most succesful black self-made-women in America




INTRODUCTION

Sarah as a child

Background

- Parents: Owen and Minerva Breedlove

=> former slaves
- five siblings
=> first to be born "free"
- Minerva died when she was six years old (probably cholera)
- Father remarried and died a year later
=> Sarah was an orphan at 7
- went to school for only a few months

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

- held several speaches about society, politics and economics
- was leader of the Circle for Negro War Relief during the first World War and several anti-racism and anti-lynching movements
- donated 100000 $ to orphanages


the activist

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"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

Netflix Series
"Self Made"

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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