Sarah Breedlove

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Sarah Breedlove, better known as Madam C. J. Walker, was an African American entrepreneur and philanthropist widely recognized as one of the first self-made female millionaires in the United States through her pioneering Black hair-care business.

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Sarah Breedlove canonical 6
Sarah Breedlove Walker 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf African American businessperson
businessperson
entrepreneur
hair-care industry pioneer
human
philanthropist
alsoKnownAs Madam C. J. Walker
Madam C. J. Walker
surface form: Madame C. J. Walker
birthName Sarah Breedlove self-link
causeOfDeath hypertension
kidney failure
child A'Lelia Walker
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1867-12-23
dateOfDeath 1919-05-25
ethnicity African American
familyName Breedlove
fieldOfWork African American beauty culture
cosmetics industry
hair care
founded Madam C. J. Walker
surface form: Madam C. J. Walker Manufacturing Company
givenName Sarah
hasHeritage formerly enslaved parents
hasName Sarah Breedlove self-link
hasTitle Madam
influenced African American beauty industry
Black women entrepreneurs in the United States
notableFor being one of the first self-made female millionaires in the United States
developing and marketing hair-care products for Black women
founding a successful African American–owned cosmetics company
occupation business executive
cosmetics manufacturer
entrepreneur
philanthropist
philanthropicFocus African American educational institutions
anti-lynching campaigns
placeOfBirth Delta, Louisiana, United States
surface form: Delta, Louisiana

Madison Parish, Louisiana
United States of America
placeOfDeath Irvington, New York
New York
surface form: New York, United States of America
religion Methodism
residence Denver, Colorado
Harlem
surface form: Harlem, New York City

Indianapolis
surface form: Indianapolis, Indiana

Irvington, New York
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
surface form: St. Louis, Missouri
sexOrGender female
socialRole civil rights advocate
patron of the arts
spouse Charles Joseph Walker
John Davis
Moses McWilliams
supportedOrganization Black Protestant churches
surface form: African American churches

NAACP
YMCA
wasBornTo Minerva Breedlove
Owen Breedlove
wasFirst one of the first self-made female millionaires in the United States
workLocation Harlem
surface form: Harlem, New York City

Indianapolis
surface form: Indianapolis, Indiana

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Madam C. J. Walker birthName Sarah Breedlove
Madam C. J. Walker alsoKnownAs Sarah Breedlove
this entity surface form: Sarah Breedlove Walker
Moses McWilliams spouseBirthName Sarah Breedlove
Sarah Breedlove hasName Sarah Breedlove self-link
Sarah Breedlove birthName Sarah Breedlove self-link
Charles Joseph Walker marriedTo Sarah Breedlove
Charles Joseph Walker spouse Sarah Breedlove