Madam CJ Walker

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Madam CJ Walker, born as Sarah Breedlove was the first black woman in the American history to become a millionaire. She was orphaned at the age of six. When she turned fourteen, she was married only to be widowed at the age of twenty years. During that time, she has a young daughter to sire, and therefore, she was compelled to become a laundress at St. Louis. The early years of Madam Walker significantly reflected the kind of life pattern various black women during that generation went through in America. Her life, therefore, indicates a true depiction of what black women went through to make ends meet (Aller 2016, p. 1).
In the year 1905, her condition of losing hair which she had been suffering from forced her to seek medical attention. Through her situation, she developed to care for black hair which was later termed as “Walker system.” The developed products were distinguished from other white cosmetic firms with Madam Walker arguing that the products were significantly developed to meet the health needs of the blacks. The products which were homemade got sold directly to the black women. Through her self-promotion skills, Walker attracted a great market prompting to be one of most famous black Americans (Aller 2016, p. 3). Her passion for meeting the needs of the blacks earned her respect thus getting recognized as the very first black woman to become an American millionaire.
Madam Walker was so generous and established an excellent network for her employees and even offered both prizes and bonuses to the ones who positively contributed to the communities around them.

She was able to promote female talent and even funded various scholarships at the Tuskegee Institute for women. Her donations of large sums to black YMCA and NAACP also helped her to be recognized worldwide. After her premature death in 1919, her headquarters called Walker Building got completed in the year 1927 and is currently considered as a historic place in Indianapolis (Aller 2016, p. 5).
In conclusion, the life of Madam Walker is a true depiction of the struggles every individual goes through to make ends meet. Through her determination to achieve greatness, she offers one with the belief to focus on the positivity rather than the negativity. Her story remains to inspire the current and next generations over the years to come since through her; it is undeniable that an individual may view life positively and become successful.

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Aller, S. B. 2016. Madam C.J Walker. 3rd ed. New York: Bedford/St. Martin’s. Pg 1-6. Retrieved from https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/madame-c-j-walker