Madam cj walker

Madam CJ Walker- Black History Project

By hlimper15

  • Madam CJ Walker is born.

    Madam CJ Walker is born.
    -Her original name was Sarah Breedlove.
    -She was born in Delta, Louisiana.
    -She was 1 of 6 kids in her family.
    -She was the 1st kid born as a free citizen after the Emancipation Proclamation. -Project Sources:
    www.madamcjwalker.com
    "Her Dream of Dreams: The Rise and Triumph of Madam C.J. Walker. (Nonfiction)." Publishers Weekly 24 Mar. 2003: 72. Gale Power Search. Web. 8 Feb. 2012.

  • Married Moses McWilliams

    Married Moses McWilliams
    -She was only 14 years old.
    -1 of 3 total marriages she went through.
    -She married mainly to escape the abuse of her brother-in-law.

  • Had her 1st child

    Had her 1st child
    -Her baby was born when she was only 18.
    -Her child's name was Lelia Walker (or A'Lelia).

  • Weds to her 3rd husband, Charles Walker

    Weds to her 3rd husband, Charles Walker
    -Met him after living in St. Louis, Missouri where her 3 brothers, that were barbers, lived.
    -He was a newspaper advertising salesman.
    -Once married, she changed her name to Madam CJ Walker.
    -After her 3rd marriage she began having hair loss, like many women back in her time.

  • Creates her own hair shampoo and ointment.

    Creates her own hair shampoo and ointment.
    -After cooking up home remidies and trying numerous products already being sold, she decidied to make her own: "Madam Walker's Wonderful Scalp Ointment."
    -Then, she began to sell her hair care solutions around the country with her husband. She sold her shampoo door to door and planned a real marketing strategy.

  • Opened Lelia College

    Opened Lelia College
    -She moved to Pittsburg, Pennsylvania for a short period of time. -Ended up opening a college to train "hair culturists."

  • Expands her business

    Expands her business
    -Madam CJ Walker moved to Indianapolis in 1910.
    -She opened up a factory there, another training facility, and also built a salon.
    -She began to show up in newspapers for her generous donations to help building the "colored" YMCA and to help many other organizations, like the NAACP.

  • Madam CJ Walker's death

    Madam CJ Walker's death
    After moving into a huge and expensive estate property in New York, she died from hypertension problems at 51.
    -When she died, she was considered the wealthiest African-American woman of her society and was known as the 1st self-made female millionaire in America. She went from rags to riches after simply following the American dream.
    -Should definitely be remembered for taking huge steps for African American women and for not being afraid to follow her dreams.