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Birth Date/ Place
Sarah Breedlove was born near Delta, Louisiana on December 23, 1867. -
Early Life (Parents)
Sarah Breedlove is the daughter of recently freed slaves, Owen and Minerva Breedlove. She had five siblings, Owen, Jr., Solomon, Alexander, James and Louvenia Breedlove. Unfortunately, at the age of six both of for her parents passed away due to yellow fever. -
Obstacles She Overcame
She overcame was the death of her parents at an early age, the death of her first husband, and racial segregation due to the fact that slaves were not long ago freed. -
Education
As a child Sarah had little academic education. Overall, she was a self educated woman. In the late 1880s Walker and her daughter moved to St. Louis. Where she had the opportunity to improve her reading and writing skills with the assistance of the women in her church. She was also heard to have attended St. Louis night school. -
Early Life (Children)
On June 6, 1885 Sarah Breedlove had her first and only child named A'Lelia Walker. Who later in life became a well known African American businesswoman that an played an important part of the Harlem Renaissance and had one child of her own. -
Job
She had a job selling women’s haircare products for Annie Turnbo Malone in 1904. -
Contributions to the Black Community/ Accomplishment
In 1905, Madam Cj Walker invented a line of African-American hair care products. She invented a scalp treatment that would allow hair to grow back, no matter how damaged it was. -
Early Life (Marraige)
Breedlove was married 3 times. Her first marriage, Moses McWilliams, at the age of 14.He passed away by being lynched. Her second husband, John Davis, took place August 11, 1894 and ended in a divorce. Lastly, her third husband, Charles Joseph Walker, on January of 1906 also ended in a divorce. -
Fun Facts
Sarah Lovebreed became Madam C.J. Walker with the suggestion of her husband to use the more recognizable name "Madam C.J. Walker," by which she was thereafter known. In 1907 Walker and her husband traveled around, promoting her products and giving lecture demonstrations of her "Walker Method". Walker did NOT invent the hot comb. She the inventor of hair products and was first African-American woman to become a millionaire. -
Death Date
Walker died on May 25, 1919 due to complications of hypertension at the age of 51. -
How She Changed Society
Madame CJ Walker became a millionaire by creating a line of Black hair and beauty products. She used her home as a place for the Black community to meet and she gave money to several charities. -
How does their contributions influence your life today
Madam Cj Walker's hair products are still available today. In my opinion, her contributions to African American beauty products not only helped the growth of hair but also gave today's world a insight on what to put into hair products.
