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    301 GROUP

    EXTRA BIOGRAPHY WRITING EXERCISE


    (Student’s Copy)
    In about 150 words, write the biography of Madam CJ Walker, the first African-American woman
    millionaire using the information given below.
    While writing, remember to:
    - use the simple present tense to give general information about the person’s life (if the
    person is still alive. If not, use simple past tense),
    - use the present continuous tense to talk about what they are doing
    nowadays (if the person is still alive. If not, use past continuous tense),
    - use the simple past tense to talk about their past,
    - use the time expressions in a variety of ways.
    Madam CJ Walker: American entrepreneur and social activist
    1st female self-made millionaire in America
    1867 – be born in Louisiana, USA
    1874 – parents die / go to work in cotton fields
    1881 – marry Moses McWilliam
    1885 – only daughter Lelia born
    1887 – get a job washing clothes
    WHY? husband died + have no money
    1890s – lose some of her hair
    1905 – develop new hair care products / change her name to Madam CJ Walker
    1908 – open a training college in Pittsburgh
    1910 – build a factory in Indianapolis
    1916 – start to give money to help African-Americans
    1919 – die in New York State
    Very successful: richest African-American woman

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