Submitted: Dec 14, 2007
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Madam C. J. Walker's timeline :
December 23,1867 - She was born as Sarah Breedlove.
1873? - Sarah's mother died.
1875? - Her father died.
1878 - She moved with her older sister to Vicksburg,Mississippi.
1882 - She married Moses McWilliams.
1885 - Her daughter,Lelia,was born.
1888 - Moese died.
1889 - Sarah moved with Lelia to Saint Louis,Missouri.She worked as a washerwoman.
1903 - She used hair products made by Annie Pope-Turnbo.Sarah worked as a Pope-Turnbo sales agent.
1905 - She moved to Denver,Colorado.
1906 - She married Charles J. Walker.She began calling herself Madam C. J. Walker.
1908 - She and C. J. moved to Pittsbugh,Pennsylvania.She opened the first Lelia college.
1910 - She moved to Indianapolis,Indiana.She built a factory for the Madam C. J. Walker Manufacturing Company
1912 - She divorced C. J. Walker.
1913 - Booker T. Washington invited her to speak at the NNBL conference.
1918 - She built Villa Lewaro.
1919 - She died May 25,1919.She was 51 years old!
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Comments:
rebekah
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what this is way to complicated to read helllo !!!1
Posted: Feb 6, 2008
Kay
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come on now...you aint got no kind detail or nothing and im pretty sure she did wayyy more than that!
Posted: Feb 21, 2008
christina
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she is a great woman .don't u think
Posted: Feb 22, 2008
jahmisha
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this is a good website bcause you can learn about her
Posted: Sep 17, 2008
erica
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the question mark after the date of the death of the momma and daddy;
does that mean your not 100% sure ?
and thanks for the info (:
it wasnt complicated at all yo
it was pretty good
Posted: Sep 24, 2008
