Madam C. J. Walker
Businessperson, Hall of fame inductee
1867 – 1919
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Who was Madam C. J. Walker?
Sarah Breedlove, known as Madam C. J. Walker, was an American entrepreneur and philanthropist, regarded as the first female self-made millionaire in America. She made her fortune by developing and marketing a successful line of beauty and hair products for black women under the company she founded, Madam C. J. Walker Manufacturing Company.
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- Born
- Dec 23, 1867
Delta - Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Louisiana
- Delta
- Died
- May 25, 1919
Villa Lewaro - Resting place
- Woodlawn Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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