We are talking about the throes of the vestiges of slavery. She was the child of enslaved parents who became sharecroppers. Poverty was a way of life for them. And working hard from sunrise to sunset from an early age was part of her life. She was orphaned very early, around the age of six, moved to the experiment, mississippi, with a sister. She then moved again to st. Louis to work with her brothers who were barbers. There is no lockstep for what African American womens lives were during the turn of the century. Many worked on farms. Many were sharecroppers. Many could not get education and could not have the job of their dreams because of discrimination and segregation laws. These were laws, as opposed to just biases and feelings. These were hard, codified laws that prohibited women from, in general, living and working where they wanted to but , particularly African American women. She went to pittsburgh and decided it was not a Strong Enough base for her. She came to indianapolis,
Madame walker was mainly known for being an entrepreneur, having her own hair care line and cosmetics company, and being a millionaire. She was born in 1867 in delta, louisiana. That is two years post emancipation. We are talking about the throes of the vestiges of slavery. She was the child of enslaved parents who became sharecroppers. Poverty was a way of life for them. And working hard from sunrise to sunset from an early age was part of her life. She was orphaned very early, around the age of six, moved to vicksburg, mississippi with a sister. She then moved again to st. Louis to work with her brothers who were barbers. There is no lockstep for what African American womens lives were during the turn of the century. Many worked on farms. Many were sharecroppers. Many could not get education and could not have the job of their dreams because of discrimination and segregation laws. These were laws, as opposed to just biases and feelings. These were hard, codified laws that prohibited
Having a 20 or, 22yearold body, but no excuse for you not having a 5000 year old mind. It is at your fingertips. But lets continue to look back so we can see forward, im pleased to introduce you pat lock, who will moderate the next panel, he is the first African American woman to graduate from the United States naval academy, in 1980. She will bring forth a group of women that have an unheard story, of Unsung Heroes that played an Important Role in american history. Im pleased to introduce pat lock. [applause] good morning everyone. Good morning and now i have a lot of friends at the naval academy, but i am not the first african woman to graduate from the naval academy, on the first African American woman to graduate from the military academy, so i want to have that as an admin correction. So, with that, i would like to say that i am honored to be in the presence of this history. I remember reading about these ladies 40 years ago in a department of defense publication, and noticing eve
Statecraft. You heard of great praise. There is nothing you can do about having a 20 or 22yearold body, but there is no excuse for not having a 5000yearold mind. It is at your fingertips. But let us continue to look back so that we can see forward. Im pleased to introduce you pat lock, who will moderate the next panel. Locke is the first African American woman to graduate from the United States naval academy, in 1980. She will bring forth a group of women that have an unheard story, Unsung Heroes that played an Important Role in american s history. I am pleased to introduce pat locke. Major locke good morning, everyone. Good morning. Major locke i know i have a lot of friends at the naval academy, but i am not the first african woman to graduate from the naval academy. I am the first African American woman to graduate from the United States military academy. So i just wanted you all to have that as an admin correction. So, with that, i would like to say that i am honored to be in the p
The prime minister, winston churchill, replied, study history. Study history. In it lie all the secrets of statecraft. You heard of great praise. There is nothing you can do about having a 20 or 22yearold body, but there is no excuse for not having a 5000yearold mind. It is at your fingertips. But let us continue to look back so that we can see forward. Im pleased to introduce you pat lock, who will moderate the next panel. Locke is the first African American woman to graduate from the United States naval academy, in 1980. She will bring forth a group of women that have an unheard story, Unsung Heroes that played an Important Role in americas history. I am pleased to introduce pat locke. [applause] major locke good morning, everyone. Good morning. Major locke i know i have a lot of friends at the naval academy, but i am not the first african woman to graduate from the naval academy. I am the first African American woman to graduate from the United States military academy. So i just wan