Sarah Breedlove

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Sarah Breedlove, better known as Madam C. J. Walker, was an African American entrepreneur and philanthropist widely recognized as one of the first self-made female millionaires in the United States through her pioneering Black hair-care business.

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Sarah Breedlove canonical 15
Sarah Breedlove Walker 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf African American businessperson ⓘ
businessperson ⓘ
entrepreneur ⓘ
hair-care industry pioneer ⓘ
human ⓘ
philanthropist ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Madam C. J. Walker ⓘ
Madame C. J. Walker ⓘ
linked to: Madam C. J. Walker
birthName Sarah Breedlove ⓘ
causeOfDeath hypertension ⓘ
kidney failure ⓘ
child A'Lelia Walker ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1867-12-23 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1919-05-25 ⓘ
ethnicity African American ⓘ
familyName Breedlove ⓘ
fieldOfWork African American beauty culture ⓘ
cosmetics industry ⓘ
hair care ⓘ
founded Madam C. J. Walker Manufacturing Company ⓘ
linked to: Madam C. J. Walker
givenName Sarah ⓘ
hasHeritage formerly enslaved parents ⓘ
hasName Sarah Breedlove ⓘ
hasTitle Madam ⓘ
influenced African American beauty industry ⓘ
Black women entrepreneurs in the United States ⓘ
notableFor being one of the first self-made female millionaires in the United States ⓘ
developing and marketing hair-care products for Black women ⓘ
founding a successful African American–owned cosmetics company ⓘ
occupation business executive ⓘ
cosmetics manufacturer ⓘ
entrepreneur ⓘ
philanthropist ⓘ
philanthropicFocus African American educational institutions ⓘ
anti-lynching campaigns ⓘ
placeOfBirth Delta, Louisiana ⓘ
Madison Parish, Louisiana ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
placeOfDeath Irvington, New York ⓘ
New York, United States of America ⓘ
linked to: New York
religion Methodism ⓘ
residence Denver, Colorado ⓘ
Harlem, New York City ⓘ
linked to: Harlem

Indianapolis, Indiana ⓘ
linked to: Indianapolis

Irvington, New York ⓘ
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ⓘ
St. Louis, Missouri ⓘ
sexOrGender female ⓘ
socialRole civil rights advocate ⓘ
patron of the arts ⓘ
spouse Charles Joseph Walker ⓘ
John Davis ⓘ
Moses McWilliams ⓘ
supportedOrganization African American churches ⓘ
NAACP ⓘ
YMCA ⓘ
wasBornTo Minerva Breedlove ⓘ
Owen Breedlove ⓘ
wasFirst one of the first self-made female millionaires in the United States ⓘ
workLocation Harlem, New York City ⓘ
linked to: Harlem

Indianapolis, Indiana ⓘ
linked to: Indianapolis

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Madam C. J. Walker → birthName → Sarah Breedlove ⓘ
Madam C. J. Walker → alsoKnownAs → Sarah Breedlove Walker ⓘ
linked to: Sarah Breedlove
Moses McWilliams → spouseBirthName → Sarah Breedlove ⓘ
Sarah Breedlove → hasName → Sarah Breedlove ⓘ
Sarah Breedlove → birthName → Sarah Breedlove ⓘ
Charles Joseph Walker → marriedTo → Sarah Breedlove ⓘ
Charles Joseph Walker → spouse → Sarah Breedlove ⓘ
Owen Breedlove → child → Sarah Breedlove ⓘ
Owen Breedlove → fatherOf → Sarah Breedlove ⓘ
Owen Breedlove → relative → Sarah Breedlove ⓘ
Sarah Breedlove → birthName → Sarah Breedlove ⓘ
subject linked to: Sarah
Sarah Breedlove → nameAfterMarriage → Sarah Breedlove Walker ⓘ
subject linked to: Sarah
linked to: Sarah Breedlove
Minerva Breedlove → child → Sarah Breedlove ⓘ
Minerva Breedlove → notableRelative → Sarah Breedlove ⓘ
John Davis → spouse → Sarah Breedlove ⓘ
John Davis → marriagePartnerOf → Sarah Breedlove ⓘ
John Davis → spouseBirthName → Sarah Breedlove ⓘ