February is Black History Month, a time to remember and reflect on great African American who have helped shape our country. One of those who is being honored is Madam C.J. Walker. She was a very successful businesswoman who was born to parents who were slaves and who went on to be the first self-made female millionaire in the United States.
Through her hair care company Madam C.J. Walker not just became monetarily successful but became an icon of enterprise and entrepreneurship. Here are 7 facts about Madam C. J. Walker.
Madam C.J. Walker was born in 1867 and passed away in 1919.
She was born and named Sarah Breedlove and was one of six children.
Her parents and her older brothers and sisters were slaves at a Louisiana plantation.
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