Madam C. J. Walker

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Madam C. J. Walker was an African American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and political activist who became one of the first self-made female millionaires in the United States through her pioneering line of hair-care products for Black women.

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Madam C. J. Walker canonical 33
Madam C. J. Walker Manufacturing Company 5
Madame C. J. Walker 2

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instanceOf African American
businessperson
entrepreneur
human
philanthropist
political activist
alsoKnownAs Madame C. J. Walker
linked to: Madam C. J. Walker

Sarah Breedlove Walker
linked to: Sarah Breedlove
birthName Sarah Breedlove
burialPlace Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York City, United States
causeOfDeath hypertension
child A'Lelia Walker
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1867-12-23
dateOfDeath 1919-05-25
ethnicGroup African Americans
linked to: Black Americans
father Owen Breedlove
linked to: Owen Jr. Breedlove
fieldOfWork cosmetics industry
hair care
founded Madam C. J. Walker Manufacturing Company
linked to: Madam C. J. Walker
hasHeritageSite Villa Lewaro
honor National Inventors Hall of Fame inductee
National Women's Hall of Fame inductee
knownFor Walker System of hair care
developing scalp conditioning and healing formula
training Black women as beauty culturists and sales agents
languageSpoken English
mother Minerva Anderson
notableFor being one of the first self-made female millionaires in the United States
hair-care products for Black women
occupation businessperson
cosmetics manufacturer
sales agent
ownedProperty Villa Lewaro
philanthropyFocus African American educational institutions
NAACP
placeOfBirth Delta, Louisiana, United States
placeOfDeath Irvington, New York, United States
linked to: Irvington, New York
politicalActivity anti-lynching campaigns
support for African American civil rights
religion Methodism
residence Denver, Colorado, United States
Harlem, New York City, United States
linked to: Harlem

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
linked to: Indianapolis

Irvington, New York, United States
linked to: Irvington, New York

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
sibling Alexander Breedlove
James Breedlove
Louvenia Breedlove
Owen Jr. Breedlove
Solomon Breedlove
spouse Charles Joseph Walker
Moses McWilliams
startedBusinessYear 1906
subjectOf Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C. J. Walker
supportedOrganization National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
linked to: NAACP

National Association of Colored Women
usedTitle Madam
villaLocation Irvington, New York, United States
linked to: Irvington, New York
wasSlaveDescendant true
workedAs washerwoman in early life

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Madam C. J. Walker alsoKnownAs Madame C. J. Walker
linked to: Madam C. J. Walker
Madam C. J. Walker founded Madam C. J. Walker Manufacturing Company
linked to: Madam C. J. Walker
Walker hasNotableBearer Madam C. J. Walker
Villa Lewaro builtFor Madam C. J. Walker
Villa Lewaro commissionedBy Madam C. J. Walker
Villa Lewaro hasOwner Madam C. J. Walker
Villa Lewaro associatedWith Madam C. J. Walker Manufacturing Company
linked to: Madam C. J. Walker
Moses McWilliams spouse Madam C. J. Walker
Moses McWilliams spouseOf Madam C. J. Walker
Moses McWilliams spouseName Madam C. J. Walker
Solomon Breedlove siblingOf Madam C. J. Walker
Sarah Breedlove alsoKnownAs Madam C. J. Walker
Sarah Breedlove alsoKnownAs Madame C. J. Walker
linked to: Madam C. J. Walker
Sarah Breedlove founded Madam C. J. Walker Manufacturing Company
linked to: Madam C. J. Walker
Delta, Louisiana hasNotablePerson Madam C. J. Walker
subject linked to: Delta, Louisiana, United States
Delta, Louisiana birthplaceOf Madam C. J. Walker
subject linked to: Delta, Louisiana, United States
A'Lelia Walker mother Madam C. J. Walker
A'Lelia Walker parent Madam C. J. Walker
A'Lelia Walker employer Madam C. J. Walker Manufacturing Company
linked to: Madam C. J. Walker
A'Lelia Walker inheritedFrom Madam C. J. Walker
Walker System of hair care developedBy Madam C. J. Walker
Walker System of hair care creator Madam C. J. Walker
Walker System of hair care namedAfter Madam C. J. Walker
Alexander Breedlove sibling Madam C. J. Walker
Alexander Breedlove relative Madam C. J. Walker
Alexander Breedlove notableRelative Madam C. J. Walker
James Breedlove siblingOf Madam C. J. Walker
James Breedlove relativeOf Madam C. J. Walker
Owen Jr. Breedlove sibling Madam C. J. Walker
Owen Jr. Breedlove relative Madam C. J. Walker
Charles Joseph Walker spouse Madam C. J. Walker
Charles Joseph Walker alsoKnownAs C. J. Walker
linked to: Madam C. J. Walker
Charles Joseph Walker associatedWith Madam C. J. Walker Manufacturing Company
linked to: Madam C. J. Walker
Charles Joseph Walker separatedFrom Madam C. J. Walker
Louvenia Breedlove sibling Madam C. J. Walker
Louvenia Breedlove notableRelative Madam C. J. Walker
Minerva Anderson child Madam C. J. Walker
Minerva Anderson notableRelative Madam C. J. Walker