MADAM C.J.

WALKER
“Perseverance is my
motto!”—Madam C.J. Walker

Birth
Born Sarah Breedlove
December 23 1867- May
25 1919
Born- Delta,LA

Education
she attended public night
school whenever she could.
When she had her business
she hired Alice Kelly, who
had been a teacher at a
school in Kentucky , to be

Contributions
her private tutor so that she
could enhance her
education.
Madam C.J. Walker created
specialized hair products for
African American hair care. She
was  known for her generous
donations including a donation
toward the construction of an
Indianapolis YMCA in 1913. She
was a civil rights activist and in
1917 Madam C.J. Walker was part
of a delegation that traveled to the
White House to petition President
Describe Woodrow Wilson to make murder a
federal crime. She became one of
the first African-American women
Madam C. J. Walker
to become a millionaire off of her
was... own company.
helpful
inspiring
motivated
capable
 Impact

on

society
She was a civil rights
activist and fought
for her and African

what American rights. She

also impacted society
because she invented
some amazing
did you African American
hair care products
for.

teach me
You taught me… That it
is ok to pursue your
dreams and that I can
accomplish so much if I
just put my mind to it.

One

question
If I could ask you one
question it would be…I
would like to know how
many times it took to
find the perfect hair
product? And how long
did it take?

Sources
“Madam C.J. Walker.”
Biography.com, A&E
Networks Television,
16 Jan. 2020,
www.biography.com/in
ventor/madam-cj-
walker.“FAQs.”
Madam CJ Walker,
www.madamcjwalker.
com/faqs.