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Madam C. J. Walker (Time for Kids Readers)
Madam C J Walker - Time for Kids Readers Author:Sarah Kinney This book includes the story of of the woman who would become famous as Madame C.J. Walker. She was born in a shack on December 23, 1867. She was named Sarah Breedlove. Since slavery had ended, Sarah was the first of Owen and Minerva Breedlove's children to be born free. The Civil War had stripped the South of its wealth. Freed African Ameri... more »cans struggled to feed their families. Sarah's family worked as sharecroppers on the cotton plantation where they had been enslaved.
Learn the fascinating story of how Madame C.J. Walker rose up from poverty to become a successful business woman. She successfully marketed her first hair care products of Vegetable Shampoo, Wonderful Hair Grower and Glossine Light Hair Oil and taught women about basic hair care. Also how she supported African Americans and the Civil Rights movement.« less