Madame C.J. Walker Timeline

Madame C.J. Walker Timeline. . , 1867 , Born Sarah Breedlove on December 23 in Delta, Louisiana, 1882 , Moves to Vicksburg, Mississippi with siser, Louvenia, 1882 , Marries Moses McWilliams, 1885 , Gives birth to daughter, Lelia, 1887 , Widowed when McWilliams dies; moves to St. Louis with daughter, 1905 , Moves to Denver and develops formula for Wonderful Hair Grower, 1906 , Marries Charles Joseph Walker and changes name to Madam C.J. Walker, 1908 , Moves to Pittsburgh and opens Lelia College, 1910 , Moves to Indianapolis to build factory, 1912 , Travels throughout United States selling products and speaking to major black organizations; donates $1,000 to Indianapolis' black YMCA; divorces C.J. Walker; becomes grandmother when daughter adops Mae Bryant, 1913 , Travels to Caribbean and Central America on sales trip, 1916 , Moves to Harlem in New York CIty, 1917 , Convenes first annual Madam C.J. Walker Hair Culturalists Union of America Convention; visits to President Woodrow Wilson, urging him to make lynching a federal crime., 1918 , At the time of her death, her estate -- including real estate, accumulated assets and company value -- was worth a million dollars., 1919 , Contributes large sums to NAACP anti-lynching fund and other causes; die on May 25 at Villa LEwaro, 1927 , Construction for the Madam C.J. Walker Building is complete and opens December 26, 1976 , Villa Lewaro designated a National Historic Landmark, 1998 , Becomes 21st person honored in the USPS Black Heritage series, 1988 , MWTC opens as a cultural arts center, 1990 , MWTC designated a National Historic LAndmark, 2016 , Sundial Brands launches Madam C.J. Walker Beauty Culture hair care products