Madame+C.J.+Walker

by Dominique, grade 6

Madame C.J. Walker changed many people's lives in a magical way. She made and sold her miracle-working products. This miracle didn't come overnight. It took a lot of elbow grease to make it happen.

Sarah Breedlove, later known as Madame C.J. Walker, was born on December 23, 1867. Her four siblings were born slaves, was free. She was free because through 1861, when the Civil War started slaves started to gain freedom.

Sarah lived in a house in Delta, Louisiana. When Sarah was five years old, her mother, Minerva Breedlove, died. Two years later, her father did, too. Sarah had to move in with her sister, Louvinia, and her sister's mother. Her sister's husband was mean and cruel to Sarah. Sarah soon got engaged, to have her own house.

A few years after the marriage, Sarah's husband died. She soon gave birth to her daughter, A'Lelia. Since Sarah didn't have a decent job, she and A'Lelia had to stay in dangerous places. Sometimes they stayed at Sarah's brother's house, though.

One day, when Sarah came to church, a lady named Anne Turnbo sold Sarah her haircare products. Sarah got an idea of selling her own products, and making a business. She started selling Anne Turnbo's products, and then moved to Denver, Colorado, in 1905. She gathered with scientists to make her own formula. She hired women to sell her products. Her business successfully grew. She made a fine profit, and over time her business was immense.

Madame C.J. Walker was a woman of business. She hired many ladies to sell her products. She was also a genius because she came up with something unique, such as her cornmeal shampoo. Madame C.J. Walker is absolutely a woman to remember.