1. Madam C.J. Walker Ms. Fordham

2. Madam C.J. Walker 0 Who is Madam C.J. Walker? 0 What is she important? 0 What you did not know about Madam C.J. Walker.

3. Background 0 Walker is a African- American Female. 0 Born Sarah Breedlove McWilliams Walker. 0 Born 1867 in Louisiana. 0 Was orphaned at the age of 7. 0 First Female Millionaire.

4. Background Continued 0 First in her family born into freedom after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed. 0 Parents and elder siblings were slaves on Madison Parish Plantation owned by Robert W. Burney.

5. Inspiration for Madam 0 Had a scalp problem that cause hair lose. 0 Experimented with a variety of home remedies and products made by Annie Malone. 0 Became a sales agent for Malone and moved to Denver where she married Charles Joseph Walker.

6. From Sarah to Madam 0 Founded her own business and began selling her own product called Madam Walker’s Wonderful Hair Gower, “A scalp conditioning and healing formula.” 0 In 1908 she opened a college in Pittsburgh to train her “hair Culturists.”

7. From Sarah to Madam cont.… 0 Aggressive Marketing styles and relentless ambition led her to be labeled as the first know African- American woman to become a self- made millionaire.

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9. Did You Know? 0 Walker did not invent the Pressing comb another African American woman “Annie Turnbo Pope Malone” did. 0 In 1905 Walker worked as a sales agent for Malone where she was inspired by Malone’s inventions and built an empire of her own.

10. Madam Walker on herself “I am a woman who came from the cotton fields of the South. From there I was promoted to the washtub. From there I was promoted to the cook kitchen. And from there I promoted myself into the business of manufacturing hair goods and preparations. I have built my own factory on my own ground.” – Madam Walker

11. Work Cited Google Images About.com (http://inventors.about.com/od/photogallery/ig/Madam e-CJ-Walker-Photographs-/Madame-CJ-Walker-s-House-.htm)http://inventors.about.com/od/photogallery/ig/Madam e-CJ-Walker-Photographs-/Madame-CJ-Walker-s-House-.htm www. Madamcjwalker.com (http://www.madamcjwalker.com/#&panel1-1)http://www.madamcjwalker.com/#&panel1-1 Microsoft PowerPoint Concept Mapping from previous assignment http://bubbl.us/view/15865b/294ed8/14PzRUV11DCl./ http://bubbl.us/view/15865b/294ed8/14PzRUV11DCl./

12. The End Hope you enjoyed and learned a lot from this presentation.