{"id":43891,"date":"2012-05-25T09:00:54","date_gmt":"2012-05-25T14:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatlives\/?p=43891"},"modified":"2021-02-17T01:38:36","modified_gmt":"2021-02-17T06:38:36","slug":"video-madam-c-j-walker-african-american-entrepreneur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatlives\/2012\/05\/25\/video-madam-c-j-walker-african-american-entrepreneur\/","title":{"rendered":"Madam C.J. Walker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lecture Date: April 10, 2012<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Madam C.J. Walker&amp;mdash; African-American Entrepreneur\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/42196738?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"1100\" height=\"619\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Born into a former-slave family in 1867, Sarah Breedlove transformed herself into Madam C.J. 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