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Madam C. J. Walker

Madam C. J. Walker. By: Ashley K. Early Life. Born December 23, 1867 in Delta, Louisiana. Birth name: Sarah Breedlove Parents, Owen and Minerva Breedlove,. Orphaned at 7. At ten she moved across the river with her sister to Vicksburg. She got a job as a maid.

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Madam C. J. Walker

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  1. Madam C. J. Walker By: Ashley K.

  2. Early Life • Born December 23, 1867 in Delta, Louisiana. • Birth name: Sarah Breedlove • Parents, Owen and Minerva Breedlove,. • Orphaned at 7. • At ten she moved across the river with her sister to Vicksburg. • She got a job as a maid. • She was married at 14 to Moses McWilliams to escape her sisters abusive husband. • Had daughter, Lelia, two years later her husband died. • Married again to John Davis in 1878, ended in 1903. • In 1906 married third time to Charles Joseph Walker, divorced 1910. • Started losing her hair from scalp ailment

  3. After her husband died she got work as a barber and made $1.50 She started expreimenting with haircare products, homemade and store-bought Developed hair care for black women, Madam Walker's Wonderful Hair Grower Her third husband and daughter helped greatly with her business Madam Walker and her husband toured the country in September 1906, promoting product and training workers Moved location so they could take advantage of the railroad system. She would lecture about her business at conventions sponsored by powerful black institutions. Ran beauty training school, Lelia College for Walker Hair Culturists Lelia ran the mail-order. HerBusiness Before After

  4. Beliefs • She was dedicated to making lynching a federal crime. • She supported World War I and encouraged other black Americans to do the same.

  5. Quotes • "I got my start by giving myself a start." • "I am a woman who came from the cotton fields of the South. From there I was promoted to the washtub. From there I was promoted to the cook kitchen. And from there I promoted myself into the business of manufacturing hair goods and preparations....I have built my own factory on my own ground.” • "There is no royal flower-strewn path to success. And if there is, I have not found it for if I have accomplished anything in life it is because I have been willing to work hard.“ • “...I want to say to every Negro woman present, don't sit down and wait for the opportunities to come. Get up and make them!”

  6. 6. People skills 7. Speaking skills Optimism Confidence Support Ten tips to becoming an entrepreneur • Hard work • Ability to see a need • Determination • Faith • Money-wise Her keys to success were perseverance, hard work, faith in herself and in God, "honest business dealings" and quality products.

  7. References • http://lkwdpl.org/wihohio/walk-mad.htm • http://www.madamecjwalker.com/bio_madam_cj_walker.html • http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blwalker.htm

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