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Madam C.J Walker, born Sarah Breedlove, was born by Delta, Louisiana. Her parents were named Owen and Minerva Breedlove and they had 5 children. -
Sarah became orphaned at 7 years old and moved to Vicksburg, Mississippi 3 years later. She lived with her brother-in-law and older sister. -
To escape the abuse from her brother-in-law, Sarah married at 14 to Moses McWilliams. -
Sarah's first and only child Lelia, who would later change her name to Lelia Walker, in Vicksburg, Mississippi. -
After her husband Moses McWilliams died in 1887, Sarah and her 2 year old daughter Lelia, moved to St. Louis Missouri in order to escape poverty. -
Sarah starts working at a hair-care company for African-Americans named Poro Company owned by Annie Turnbo Malone -
Sarah marries a man named John Davis in 1894 while doing laundry for others as work -
In 1903, Sarah would divorce John Davis after struggling to keep the marriage afloat, this would help motivate her decision to move later on. -
After suffering from many scalp issues, Sarah moved to Denver, Colorado to sell her first product which she would later name "Madam C.J Walker's Wonderful Hair Grower" -
After moving to Colorado to sell her product while still working for Annie, Annie would accuse and threaten Sarah for stealing her product formula. -
Sarah marries her third husband Charles Walker in 1906 and from then would market herself as Madam C.J Walker -
After her business takes off, Madam, Charles, and Lelia move to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to established a factory and hair school called Lelia College -
Madam and her family move to Indianapolis to build a beauty school, hair salon, factory, and laboratory. Madam hired over 20,000 women to work for her -
Madam C.J Walker dies in her house in Ivrington-on-Hudson, New York from kidney failure. -
The brand Shea moisture revives Madam's History by creating a brand dedicated to her. And barbie would go on to create Madam as an inspirational doll