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Madam Walker was born in Delta, Lousiana in 1867 and lived there and in Vicksburg, MS until she was about 20. She lived in St. Louis from about 1888 until 1905. She also lived in Denver and Pittsburgh between 1905 and 1910. She lived in Indianapolis from 1910 to 1916 and in New York from 1916 until her death in 1919. She traveled extensively throughout the US, the Caribbean and Central America.

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Did madam cj walker go to collage?

Answer #2: Madam C. J. Walker did not attend college. She had very little formal education as a child, but eventually attended night school and hired a personal tutor. Educational opportunities for women and for African Americans were much more limited during the late 1800s when she was a young woman. Source: On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C. J. Walker by A'Lelia Bundles Answer #1: Madam cj walker did not attend college infact she had little to no type of education because she had to work alot and never had time to go to school.


Did madam cj walker make the curling irons?

Answer #2: No, Madam C. J. Walker did not manufacture or invent the straightening comb. The first widely distributed metal hair care implements were designed by a Frenchman named Marcel Grateau, who is said to have created the Marcel Wave in the 1870s when Madam Walker was still a child named Sarah Breedlove. Hot combs were sold in Bloomingdales and Sears catalogues in the 1890s. Over time, several different inventors developed different designs for hot combs and other hair care devices. They continue to develop electric irons to this day. Madam Walker sold straightening combs to her agents but she purchased them from at least two different suppliers. She did not make them herself. Answer #1: Yes she did. Walter Simmons patented an improved design in 1920; a year after the death of Mme Walker.


What is the name of the Madam CJ Walker's hair product?

Madam Walker's five original products were Vegetable Shampoo, Wonderful Hair Grower, Temple Salve, Tetter Salve and Glossine.Source: On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C. J. Walker and www.madamcjwalker.comMadam C. J. Walker's original five products were "Madam Walker's Wonderful Hair Grower," "Tetter Salve," "Vegetable Shampoo," "Glossine" and "Temple Salve." She created a system of "beauty culture" to promote clean and healthy hair and scalps during the early 20th century at a time when most Americans lived in homes without indoor plumbing, electricity and central heating. Thousands of African American women learned to become "scalp specialists" by taking mail order courses and attending Walker Beauty Schools in New York, Indianapolis, Pittsburgh, Dallas, Kansas City, Washington, D.C. and Chicago.Source:www.madamcjwalker.com and On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C. J. Walker (Scribner 2001) by A'Lelia Bundles.


Were did Madam cj walker live?

Madam C.J. Walker, born Sarah Breedlove, lived primarily in several cities during her life, including Delta, Louisiana, where she was born, and later moved to St. Louis, Missouri, where she began her career in the beauty industry. She eventually settled in Indianapolis, Indiana, where she established her business headquarters. In the later years of her life, she also spent time in New York City.


Why do they callmadame cj walker madame?

Madam C. J. Walker, who was born Sarah Breedlove, adopted the title "Madam" after marrying her third husband, Charles Joseph Walker. There are several reasons for this. 1) Many businesswomen during the late 1800s and early 1900s adopted the title to show they were in business at a time when professional and business opportunities were very limited for women. Women who were seamstresses, caterers, opera singers, actresses, boarding house proprietors -- and yes, some women who ran bordellos -- used the title. But that latter kind of illegal business, of course, had nothing to do with Madam Walker's hair care business. 2) American women who were pioneers in the cosmetics and hair care industry like Madam Walker, Helena Rubinstein, and Elizabeth Arden used the title as a way to identify with the French title "Madame" (the word for "Mrs.) and with Paris, which then was the center of fashion and glamour. 3) In Madam Walker's case, she used her husband's initials to prevent people from calling her by her first name and disrespecting her at a time when many black women were called derogatory names and not addressed as "Miss" or "Mrs" by some whites who wanted to prevent them from succeeding.

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What is Madam C. J. Walker's birthday?

Madam C. J. Walker was born on December 23, 1867 in Delta, Louisiana. Her name was Sarah Breedlove.


How old was Madam C J Walker mother?

Depends when in time you're referring to between birth and death.


Why madam c j walker could not get an education?

no time to get an education. she had been to school but it was for a short period of time. her education level was as high as a third graders


Did madam cj walker go to collage?

Answer #2: Madam C. J. Walker did not attend college. She had very little formal education as a child, but eventually attended night school and hired a personal tutor. Educational opportunities for women and for African Americans were much more limited during the late 1800s when she was a young woman. Source: On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C. J. Walker by A'Lelia Bundles Answer #1: Madam cj walker did not attend college infact she had little to no type of education because she had to work alot and never had time to go to school.


Where do rabbits spend their time?

They spend the most of their time out and about, foraging.


Do fish spend most of their time looking for food?

No they do not they spend most of their time sleeping.


What does CJ mean in Madam CJ Walker stand for?

C. J. stands for "Charles Joseph." As a married woman, Madam Walker used the initials of her third husband's name. Her birth name was Sarah Breedlove. When she married Charles Joseph Walker, better known as C. J. Walker, she began using his name to make sure no one would disrespect her by calling her by her first name. She used the title "Madam," which was customary during the time for women who owned businesses, especially women who worked in the fashion and cosmetics industries.


What puffins spend most of there time doing?

Puffins spend most of their time flying or feeding.


What do ladybugs spend most of there time doing?

lady bugs spend most of their time eating


How did Madam C.J. Walker's husband die?

The cause of death for Madam C. J. Walker's first husband is unknown. There have been stories written saying he was lynched, but there is no documentation or proof of this and she never made that claim. Her second husband, John Davis, and her third husband, Charles Joseph Walker, died of natural causes. Source: On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C. J. Walker by A'Lelia Bundles


What black women used the trail and error method to invent hair care products and in what year?

it was madam c.j. walker and it was in the early 1920's to 1930's i believe. She was one of the, if not the most, wealthiest black women of her time.


Where did Bessie Coleman spend most of her time?

I don't know Wher did Bessie spend most of her time?