The life of Madam C.J. Walker

By gravil.2854@foxc6.org

  • Sarah is Born

    Born as Sarah Breedlove, she was the daughter of Owen and Minerva Breedlove, recently freed slaves. Sarah was the youngest of five children and The first free-born child.
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    The life of Madame C.J. Walker

  • Mother dies

    Sarah's mother died from yellow fever.

  • Father dies

    Sarah's father died from yellow fever.

  • Sarah Marries 1st husband

    Sarah marries a man name Moses McWilliams.

  • Sarah's daughter's birth

    Sarah givers birth to her daughter, A' Lelia.

  • Sarah's first husband dies

    Sarah's first husband waslynched, according to rumor.

  • Sarah's hair starts falling out

    Sarah loses hair due to stress and hair products.

  • Sarah takes the name Madame CJ Walker

    After Sarah marries a newspaperman, she decides to adopt his initials, giving her the title, Madame CJ Walker.

  • Sarah starts a college for "hair culturists"

    Sarah and her daughter start a college for "hair culturists" named Lelia College. It lasts from 1908 to 1910.

  • Sarah divorces her 3rd Husband

    After Sarah's business starts giving them a profit of $10 a day, her husband, Charles Joseph, wants her to stop expanding her business. They soon seperated.

  • Sarah Dies

    Ignoring the warnings of her doctor, Sarah died from hypertension at age 51.