Sara Breedlove

By chicola
  • on this date she was born

    on this date she was born

    Sara was born from former slaves Owen and Minerva Breedlove in Delta louisiana.
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    life span

  • became orphaned that year

    became orphaned that year

    At the age of seven Sara's parents died of yellow fever which left her orphaned. To escape being caught in the yellow fever out break she and her older sister which ended up raising her moved to Vicksburg.

  • on this year married for the first time

    At the age of 14 she married Mosses McWilliams. It has been said that she did this to get away from the abuise of her sisters husband.She moved to St. louis with him.
  • motherhood

    motherhood

    She had her only child, her daughter A'lelia. ( She was still with mosses at this time.)
  • on this year was widowed at 20

    on this year was widowed at 20

    after two years of marrage her first husband moses died.
  • that year, sara starts looking for methods for hair care/suffers from scalp aliment

    that year, sara starts looking for methods for hair care/suffers from scalp aliment

    Because of her struggles with scalp aliment, which caused her great hair loss, she begain experimenting with hair care products and testing out different treatments .
  • on this date was her second marrage

    on this date was her second marrage

    She married John Davis
  • on this year she got divorced from Davis

    on this year she got divorced from Davis

    Marrage to john davis ended
  • that year she moved to Denver, came up with a popular method of straighting hair

    that year she moved to Denver, came up with a popular method of straighting hair

    She moved to denver and worked as a hair care sales rep for Annie Malone. Malone was an established afican american entrepnuer. Also during this year she invented a methosd of straightening african american type "kinky" hair which would become very popular. This meathod included using her home made pomade, lots of brushing, and the use of a heated comb. It is a misconception that Sara invented the heated comb she DID NOT however, she DID make it very popular throughout the black commmunity.
  • during this year was her third marrage

    during this year was her third marrage

    married a newspaper worker named Charles joseph Walker. Later on he helps sara advertise her products in news papers. And he is also reponsible for giving Sara her very famous nick name Madam C.J. Walker.
  • during this year she traved across the us promoting her products

    during this year she traved across the us promoting her products

    Sara and her current husband charles traveld across the country, especially to the heavily african american populated communites promoting her products. She also gave lectures and demonstration on how to use the products as well as showing her straightening method made with her pomade, a brush, and a heated comb.
  • during this year she opened her first factory

    during this year she opened her first factory

    Sara opened Lelia College which served as a training place for her employees, and a factory for products. She had her daughter Lelia manage it.

  • this year Sara opened her second office

    After moving to indianapolis, she established Madam C.J. walker Laboritories. Which is also where she manufactured her products and trained her sales beauticians.
  • that year contibuted $1000 to colored YMCA

    that year contibuted $1000 to colored YMCA

    Made headlines for contirbuting 1000 to the building fund of the "colored" ymca in indianapolis
  • this year she was divorced from Joseph Walker

    this year she was divorced from Joseph Walker

    divorced Joseph Walker
  • that year she got involved in the political, and socical life of harlem and contributed $5000 to the NAACP anti-lynchicng movement

    that year she got involved in the political, and socical life of harlem and contributed $5000 to the NAACP anti-lynchicng movement

    Sara moved to New York where she set up an office so she could continue to over see her buisness and while in new york she became involved in the harlem social and political life. She took special interest in the NAACP's anti-lynching movement and contributed $5000
  • died

    died

    She died in her New York home.