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Madam C.J Walker was born December 23,1867 in Dalta, Louisiana. Her maden name was Sarah Breedlove. She was born into a family of slaves owned by Robert W. Burney. Walker's parent's names were Owen amd Minerva Breedlove. She also had one older sister and five brothers.

When Walker was 7 her parents died during an epidemic of yellow fever. Her ande her older sister moved across the river to Vicksburg in 1878 and became a maid. She then married Moses McWilliams to get away from her sisters abusive husband. Walker and Moses were blessed with a daughter named Lelia Walker. Unfurtunatly when Lelia was two years of age Moses (her father) died. She married a second time but that did not work out.

Madam Walker then started a hair care business where her third husband (Charles Joseph Walker) and her toured the country promoting their products and training sales agents. 1908 to 1910 her and Charles operated a beauty training school. When she was at the highest of her sucess she gathered a group of key principals to run the company she and her husband called it quits. By her being so sucessful she then became a inspeiration to black woman.

She then began promoting woman in business. Not only that but she worked to support the caues of World War I and having black ceterans respect. Walker was then honored by the "National Association of Colored Women". Madam C.J Walker died at the age of 51 on May 25, 1919 due to complications of hypertensive. She was considered to be the wealthiest African-American woman in America and to be the first African-American woman millionaire.