What is Madam C. J. Walker?
[[File:Madame CJ Walker.gif|thumb|250px|{{center| Madam C.J. Walker, the first self-made U.S. woman millionaire}}]] '''Sarah Breedlove''' (December 23, 1867 &ndash; May 25, 1919), known as '''Madam C. J. Walker''', was an American [[entrepreneur]] and [[philanthropist]]. She was said to be the first female self-made [[millionaire]] in [[United States|America]].<ref name=PRT>{{cite web |url=http://www.philanthropyroundtable.org/almanac/hall_of_fame/madam_c._j._walker |title=Madam C. J. Walker |author= |date= |website= |publisher=Philanthropy Roundtable |accessdate=9 April 2015 |archive-date=20 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150420084851/http://www.philanthropyroundtable.org/almanac/hall_of_fame/madam_c._j._walker |url-status=dead }}</ref> When she died her estate was worth [[USD|$]]600,000 (worth about $8 [[million]] today). So this may not have been entirely true.<ref name=PRT/> She made her [[Wealth|fortune]] in the [[hair]] care business. Her own hair loss caused her to look for “hair-growing” solutions.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.madamewalker.net/History/tabid/537/Default.aspx |title=Mme C.J. Walker; History: Legacy |author= |date= |website= |publisher=Madame C.J. Walker Enterprises |accessdate=9 April 2015}}</ref> She [[wikt:develop|develop]]ed and [[marketed]] a successful line of [[Beauty care|beauty]] and [[hair]] [[Product (business)|products]] for [[African-American people|black]] women. She started the company [[Madame C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company]]. She died May 25, 1919 of [[hypertension]] in [[Irvington, New York|Irvington]], [[New York]] at the age of 51. == Early life == On December 23, 1867, Sarah Breedlove was born on a [[plantation]] near the [[village]] of [[Delta, Louisiana]]. She was the fifth child born to recently freed [[Slavery|slaves]], Owen and Minerva.<ref name=Bio>{{cite web |url=http://www.biography.com/people/madam-cj-walker-9522174 |title=Madam C.J. Walker Biography |author= |date= |website=Bio |publisher=A&E Television Networks, LLC. |accessdate=1