Madam C.J. Walker

By JohnathanQRoan

  • Birth

    Walker was born as Sarah Breedlove in Delta Louisiana.

  • Alone Togerther

    Sarah and her five siblings are orphaned after their parents pass.

  • Happy Family

    Sarah married Moses McWilliams and had a daughter named Leila. After her husband passed away she moved in with her siblings and worked as a washerwoman to put her child through school.

  • Her Niche

    After developing a condition that caused her to lose hair, Breedlove develops a Wonderful Hair Grower formula.

  • Re-Married

    Sarah Breedlove marries Charles Joseph Walker and changes her name to Madam C.J. Walker.

  • "And I Dedicate This to . . ."

    Walker opens Leila College in Pittsberg, Massechusets

  • Moving on Up

    Madam Walker builds her first factory.

  • Making Herself Known

    Madam C.J. Walker divorces her husband and begins traveling the states to sell products and speak to black organizations.

  • Farewell

    Madam C.J. Walker passed in Irvington, New York away leaving her estate and company to her daughter A'Leila. Walker's net worth by the time of her death exceeded a million dollars making her the first self-made female millionaire in American history. Even with her gender and skin color working against her in early 1900's society she persevered.