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 6
Sarah Breedlove Walker 1

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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