Don't sit down and wait for the opportunities to come. Get up and make them.
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Madam C. J. Walker
Born Sarah Breedlove in 1867 on a cotton plantation in Delta, Louisiana, to formerly enslaved parents, she was orphaned by seven and worked as a laundress. After developing hair-care products to treat her own severe hair loss, she built a door-to-door sales network and became America's first self-made female millionaire. An entrepreneur and philanthropist who opened a path to economic independence and social participation for Black women.
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Madam C. J. Walker's Other Quotes
I am a woman who came from the cotton fields of the South. From there I was promoted to the washtub. From there I was promoted to the cook kitchen. And from there I promoted myself into the business of manufacturing hair goods and preparations. I have built my own factory on my own ground.
I am not merely satisfied in making money for myself, for I am endeavoring to provide employment for hundreds of women of my race.
Perseverance is my motto.
I got my start by giving myself a start.
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