Meet the First Self-Made Female Millionaire

  • I had to make my own living and my own opportunity. …

 

Madam C. J. Walker
American entrepreneur
DescriptionSarah Breedlove, known as Madam C. J. Walker, was an African-American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and a political and social activist. Walker was considered the wealthiest African-American businesseswoman and wealthiest self-made woman in America at the time of her death in 1919. Wikipedia

If I have accomplished anything in life it is because I have been willing to work hard

Born: 23 December 1867, Delta, Louisiana, United States
Died: 25 May 1919, Irvington, New York, United States
Net worth: $10,000,000
Known for: Founder of Madam C. J. Walker Manufacturing Company
Spouse: Charles Joseph Walker (m. 1906–1912), John Davis (m. 1894–1903), Moses McWilliams (m. 1882–1887)
Siblings: Solomon Breedlove, Alexander Breedlove, Louvenia Breedlove, Owen Breedlove Jr., James Breedlove

 

  • I am a woman who came from the cotton fields of the South.

Help us improve our community................. Tell us how we're doing?

Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:

WordPress.com Logo

You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Log Out /  Change )

Twitter picture

You are commenting using your Twitter account. Log Out /  Change )

Facebook photo

You are commenting using your Facebook account. Log Out /  Change )

Connecting to %s

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.