Sarah Breedlove, known as
Madam C. J. Walker, was an
African-American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and a political and social activist. She was considered the wealthiest African-American businesseswoman and wealthiest self-made woman in America at the time of her death in 1919 [1867-1919].
Walker made her fortune by developing and marketing a line of cosmetics and African-American hair care products for black women through the business she founded, Madam C. J. Walker Manufacturing Company. She was born, one of six children, in a village in Louisiana, and moved North to develop her business.
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