Dont sit down and wait for

opportunities to come get up and

make them

Madam CJ Walker

By: Gakyla Mayo

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Questions
1. What was your name? Why and when did you change your name?
2. Did you ever feel as if you wasnt going to succeed? How did you redeem yourself?
3. How was your life like when you were younger?
4. Did you have any children?And was you married?
5. What were some of your achievements?
6. Why did you do hair care ?
7. Did your daughter have any kids?
8. Do you think you did all that you could do ?
9. What were some upcoming struggles?
10. Did you actually love your husband?
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Dont sit down and wait for the opportunities to come.Get up and make them-Madam Cj Walker
Madam Cj Walker
Madam Cj Walker was a phenomenal
woman.She faced many obstacles to
succeed and fulfill her dreams.Madam
Cj Walker wasnt her real name to
begin with.
Caption about the picture above.
Born with the name Sarah Breedlove
December 23,1867 Madam Cj was
born the fifth child and also born with
freedom. 1874-1875 her parents had
died
and she was sent to live with her sister
and brother in law in Louisiana. They
then moved to Vicksburg, Mississippi
in 1877 where she picked cotton.
Tuesday ,February 14, 2017
At the age of 14 she escaped
mistreatment she endured at the hands
of her brother in law when she married
a man named Moses McWilliams.
1885 she gave birth to a daughter.
During the 1890s she developed a
scalp disorder that made her lose a
lot of hair.she began to experiment
with both home remedies and
store-bought hair care treatments in Her husband also encouraged her to
an attempt to improve her use the more recognizable name
"Madam C.J. Walker," by which
condition. In 1905, Breedlove was
she was thereafter known.
hired as a commission agent by
the Madame C.J. Walker
Annie Turnbo Malone.
Manufacturing Company had
become wildly successful
Madam C.J. Walker died of
hypertension on May 25, 1919, at
age 51.
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Madam CJ Walker was an innovator who invented hair products, she also one of the
wealthiest African American women, and also she was political and social activist.

She became a commission agent selling products for Annie Turnbo Malone. She
developed knowledge on hair products and caring for hair, soon she had her own hair
line.Her and her daughter moved to denver, colorado where she continued to sell
Malone and developed her own hair care business. Following Her marriage she became
Madam CJ Walker and marketed herself as an independent hairdresser and retailer of
cosmetic creams. She sold her hair door to door teaching african americans women how
to treat and style their hair.

She ended up hiring other women to train and show them the "The Walker System" her
steps of brushing that was designed to start hair growth and to condition the scalp
through the use of her products.From 1911 and 1919 during the rise of her career , her
company employed several thousand women as sales agents for its products.
Her wealth was only $600,000 ( approximately 8million in present day ).

She became more involved in politics matter once she moved to New York. She gave
lectures on political, economic, and social issues at conventions sponsored by powerful
black institutions.In 1917 she joined NY chapter of NAACP.the silent protest parade
public more than 8,000 African Americans to protest a riot in East Saint Louis that killed
39 African Americans.

She died May 25 1919 but she made so much difference in the world. She made herself
proud and Im pretty sure if her parents were alive she wouldve most definitely made
them proud as well. To keep success running her daughter became the president of her
company.