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sarah Breedlove was born in Delta louisiana. Her parents,owne and minerva were sharecroppers.she had one older sister and four older brothers.All them,including her parents ,were slaves on the madison parish plantation.sarah was born after the Emancipation Proclamation and was free.
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Sarah`s mother passed away when Sarah was only five.she died from cholera and her father remarried,but died shortly after.
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After her parents deaths,Sarah lived with her oldest sister.she met and married Moses MC Williams at the age of fourteen to escape abuse by her brother-in -law.
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Lelia MC Williams (A`Lelia Walker) was born to moses and Sarah.
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When Sarah was twenty and daughter was only two,Moses died.Sarah her daugter moved to st.Louis where three of her brother lived and workerd as barbers.Sarah got a job as a wash person ,earning a dollar day so her daugter could get an education.
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SArah began to experiance hair loss ,which made her intrested in hair care and prioducts. She became a commissiondvagent for Annie Malon ,African care care entrepreneur.
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Sarah married charles Josphe Walker who tought her about advertising and promotion .Sarah left her daughter in charge of email order business while she and her husband traveled theU.S to expand the business.
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She commissioned the first licensed black architect in new york to design her Husdon home .The house cost $250,000.
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Sarah held the first conference of the Madam Walker Beauty Culturists in Philadelphia .There,she stressed the significance of philanthropy and political activisom .Sarah was more than a beauty consultant.
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Sarah left 2/3 of future net profits and her estate to charity.
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After joining the organization ,Sarah was acknowledge for making the largest contribution to save the Anacostia,house of Frederick Douglass.
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Madam Walker pledged $ 50,000 to the organization anti-lynching fund.
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Madam Walker died from complications of hypertension .she was 51 and the wealthiest African woman in America .Madam CJ Walker was more than a beauty consultant.She was a philanthropist and an activist as well.
