What deems a woman as influential? Is it her contributions to society? Her personality? Her lifestyle? Passion, authenticity. confidence, energy, planning, networking skills, timing, charisma, integrity, and ambition maybe that’s needed too. Each of these things could be argued as making someone influential. In fact, most people would say all these things apply. When hearing these descriptions, one woman come to mind. Madame CJ Walker, or Sarah Breedlove, was the definition of a strong female role model. She saw a problem and solved it. She was several things, an entrepreneur, the first female self-made millionaire in america, and a well known philanthropist. Madame CJ Walker peaked a unique interest in me when I looked up the word influential, mainly because she’s the first woman that came to mind.
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Since the emancipation proclamation was signed right before she was born, Madame CJ Walker was lucky enough to born into freedom. Being born into freedom didn’t change the stereotypes that followed African Americans, though, so Madame CJ Walker still faced numerous accounts of discrimination. Her parents died while she was very young which left her orphaned at a young age. Madame CJ Walker, being the youngest of all the children in the household ended up moving in with her older sister, Louvenia, and her husband. By the age of 14 she married to escape the abusive treatment brought upon her by her sister’s husband. Her life continued and by the age of 20 her husband died and she was left as a widow and single mom of a 2 year old daughter. Despite all the tragedy she faced early on in life Sarah never gave up. She worked hard everyday to provide an amazing and educational life for her
Since the emancipation proclamation was signed right before she was born, Madame CJ Walker was lucky enough to born into freedom. Being born into freedom didn’t change the stereotypes that followed African Americans, though, so Madame CJ Walker still faced numerous accounts of discrimination. Her parents died while she was very young which left her orphaned at a young age. Madame CJ Walker, being the youngest of all the children in the household ended up moving in with her older sister, Louvenia, and her husband. By the age of 14 she married to escape the abusive treatment brought upon her by her sister’s husband. Her life continued and by the age of 20 her husband died and she was left as a widow and single mom of a 2 year old daughter. Despite all the tragedy she faced early on in life Sarah never gave up. She worked hard everyday to provide an amazing and educational life for her