Madam Walker's products helped these women earn money to educate their children, build homes and start businesses.

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Madam C.J.Walker explained it this way: "If I have accomplished anything in life, it is because I have been willing to work hard."

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At a meeting of the National Negro Business League, Madam Walker explained that she was a woman who came from the cotton fields of the South.

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Or they washed clothes. Madam C.J.Walker worked as a washerwoman for twenty years.

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But Madam Walker said her purpose was to help women have healthy hair.

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In nineteen-oh-eight, Madam Walker moved her business east to Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania.

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Madam Walker was very proud of what she had done.

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Madam Walker also supported many black artists and writers.

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Madam Walker organized women to sell her hair treatment.

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Madam Walker,however, did more than build a successful business.

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From then on,Sarah used the name Madam C.J.Walker.

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Madam C.J.Walker never forgot where she came from.

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Madam C.J.Walker became very rich and famous.

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Madam Walker worked hard at her business.

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Some people criticized Madam Walker's products.

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Today we tell about Madam C.J.Walker.

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Madam Walker's business grew quickly.

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