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Madam C. J Walker Biography Essay

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Madam C.J Walker (Sarah Breedlove) was a strong, hard working african-american woman. She once said “If I have accomplished anything in life it is because I have been willing to work hard.” She worked very, very hard. Madam C.J walker was born on December 23, 1867 near Delta, Louisiana. (Biography.com…). Her parents were Owen and Minerva Breedlove, they were freed slaves. (Biography.com…). Madam C.J Walker was the fifth child, so she had four siblings. (Biography.com…). Sarah Breedlove was orphaned at age six because her parents died. Her mother and father both died of unknown causes. (Biography.com…). She went to go live with her older sister that lived in Vicksburg, Mississippi. (Biography.com…). Sarah didn’t go to school, but she went to …show more content…

(Biography.com...). She was married to Moses McWilliams. (Biography.com...). They had a daughter named A'Lelia. (Biography.com...). Moses died two years after A’Lelia was born. (Biography.com...). Two years after Moses died, A’Lelia and Sarah moved to St. Louis. (Biography.com...). When Madam C.J Walker moved to St. Louis she worked as a washerwoman. (Biography.com...). While she was in St. Louis Walker found her second husband Charles J. Walker. Sarah Breedlove is famous for her hair product. Sarah had became interested in finding a hair product because she developed a scalp disorder that made her lose her hair. She decided to experiment with a lot of home remedies and store-bought treatments to help her condition. (Biography.com...). Sarah was first recognized when she changed her husband told her to use a more recognizable name, like Madam C.J Walker. (Biography.com...). She moved to Denver because she was hired as a commission agent by Annie Turnbo. Annie Turnbo was a successful, black, hair care product entrepreneur. (Biography.com...). In 1913 Sarah and Walker divorced, and then she went and traveled the Latin America and the Caribbean so she could promote her

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