Madam C. J. Walker, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Madam C. J. Walker

American entrepreuner

Date of Birth: 23-Dec-1867

Place of Birth: Delta, Louisiana, United States

Date of Death: 25-May-1919

Profession: entrepreneur

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Sarah Breedlove (December 23, 1867 – May 25, 1919), known as Madam C.
J.
Walker, was an African-American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and a political and social activist.
Walker was considered the wealthiest African-American businesseswoman and wealthiest self-made woman in America at the time of her death in 1919.Walker made her fortune by developing and marketing a line of cosmetics and hair care products for black women through the business she founded, Madam C.
J.
Walker Manufacturing Company.
Born in a village in Louisiana, she moved North to develop her business. She became known also for her philanthropy and activism.
She made financial donations to numerous organizations and became a patron of the arts.
Villa Lewaro, Walker's lavish estate in Irvington-on-Hudson, New York, served as a social gathering place for the African-American community. Although she was eulogized as the first female self-made millionaire in the US, her estate was worth an estimated $600,000 upon her death.
According to Walker's obituary in The New York Times, "she said herself two years ago [in 1917] that she was not yet a millionaire, but hoped to be some time". Her name, Madam C.
J.
Walker, came as a result of her marriage to Charles Joseph Walker, who died in 1926.