Madam C. J. Walker
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Madam C. J. Walker was an African American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and political activist who became one of the first self-made female millionaires in the United States through her pioneering line of hair-care products for Black women.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Madam C. J. Walker canonical | 33 |
| Madam C. J. Walker Manufacturing Company | 5 |
| Madame C. J. Walker | 2 |
| C. J. Walker | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T274485 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Madam C. J. Walker Context triple: [Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York City, hasBurial, Madam C. J. Walker]
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Margaret Carnegie Miller
Margaret Carnegie Miller was the only child of industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, known primarily for her role as heir to his fortune and for her own philanthropic activities.
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Katherine Tupper Brown
Katherine Tupper Brown was an American woman best known as the wife of U.S. Army General and statesman George C. Marshall, supporting his military and diplomatic career during and after World War II.
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Abby Aldrich Rockefeller
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller was an American philanthropist and prominent art patron who played a key role in advancing modern art in the United States.
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Ettie R. Garner
Ettie R. Garner was the wife of John Nance Garner, the 32nd vice president of the United States, and served as his political partner and supporter throughout his long career in public office.
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E.
Fanny Davis Whitfield
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Madam C. J. Walker Target entity description: Madam C. J. Walker was an African American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and political activist who became one of the first self-made female millionaires in the United States through her pioneering line of hair-care products for Black women.
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A.
Margaret Carnegie Miller
Margaret Carnegie Miller was the only child of industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, known primarily for her role as heir to his fortune and for her own philanthropic activities.
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Katherine Tupper Brown
Katherine Tupper Brown was an American woman best known as the wife of U.S. Army General and statesman George C. Marshall, supporting his military and diplomatic career during and after World War II.
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C.
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller was an American philanthropist and prominent art patron who played a key role in advancing modern art in the United States.
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Ettie R. Garner
Ettie R. Garner was the wife of John Nance Garner, the 32nd vice president of the United States, and served as his political partner and supporter throughout his long career in public office.
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E.
Fanny Davis Whitfield
Fanny Davis Whitfield was the mother of Louise Whitfield Carnegie, who became the wife of industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African American
ⓘ
businessperson ⓘ entrepreneur ⓘ human ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ political activist ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Madam C. J. Walker
ⓘ
surface form:
Madame C. J. Walker
Sarah Breedlove ⓘ
surface form:
Sarah Breedlove Walker
|
| birthName | Sarah Breedlove ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York City
ⓘ
surface form:
Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York City, United States
|
| causeOfDeath | hypertension ⓘ |
| child | A'Lelia Walker ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1867-12-23 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1919-05-25 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
African Americans
|
| father |
Owen Jr. Breedlove
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surface form:
Owen Breedlove
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| fieldOfWork |
cosmetics industry
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hair care ⓘ |
| founded |
Madam C. J. Walker
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Madam C. J. Walker Manufacturing Company
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| hasHeritageSite | Villa Lewaro ⓘ |
| honor |
National Inventors Hall of Fame inductee
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National Women's Hall of Fame inductee ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Walker System of hair care
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developing scalp conditioning and healing formula ⓘ training Black women as beauty culturists and sales agents ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| mother | Minerva Anderson ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the first self-made female millionaires in the United States
ⓘ
hair-care products for Black women ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessperson
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cosmetics manufacturer ⓘ sales agent ⓘ |
| ownedProperty | Villa Lewaro ⓘ |
| philanthropyFocus |
African American educational institutions
ⓘ
NAACP ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Delta, Louisiana, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Irvington, New York
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surface form:
Irvington, New York, United States
|
| politicalActivity |
anti-lynching campaigns
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support for African American civil rights ⓘ |
| religion | Methodism ⓘ |
| residence |
Denver, Colorado, United States
ⓘ
Harlem ⓘ
surface form:
Harlem, New York City, United States
Indianapolis ⓘ
surface form:
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Irvington, New York ⓘ
surface form:
Irvington, New York, United States
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ⓘ
surface form:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
St. Louis, Missouri, United States ⓘ |
| sibling |
Alexander Breedlove
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James Breedlove ⓘ Louvenia Breedlove ⓘ Owen Jr. Breedlove ⓘ Solomon Breedlove ⓘ |
| spouse |
Charles Joseph Walker
ⓘ
Moses McWilliams ⓘ |
| startedBusinessYear | 1906 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C. J. Walker ⓘ |
| supportedOrganization |
NAACP
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surface form:
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
National Association of Colored Women ⓘ |
| usedTitle | Madam ⓘ |
| villaLocation |
Irvington, New York
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surface form:
Irvington, New York, United States
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| wasSlaveDescendant | true ⓘ |
| workedAs | washerwoman in early life ⓘ |
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Subject: Madam C. J. Walker Description of subject: Madam C. J. Walker was an African American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and political activist who became one of the first self-made female millionaires in the United States through her pioneering line of hair-care products for Black women.
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