There is no royal flower strewn path to success. And if there is, I have not found it, for whatever success I have attained has been the result of much hard work and many sleepless nights.
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I feel that I am in a business that is a credit to the womanhood of our race.
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What this quote means
Madam C. J. Walker expresses pride in her business as a significant contribution to women's empowerment.
In this quote, Madam C. J. Walker highlights her belief that her entrepreneurial efforts not only benefit her personally but also uplift and honor the status of women, particularly within her race. By emphasizing the significance of her business, she underscores the idea that success in business can play a crucial role in advancing women's rights and recognition in society.
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BusinessWomanhoodEmpowermentSuccessEntrepreneurship
In practice
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In a speech about women in business.
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I have made it possible for many colored women to abandon the washtub for a more pleasant and profitable occupation.
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Don't think that because you have to go down in the wash-tub that you are any less a lady!
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The girls and women of our race must not be afraid to take hold of business endeavor and, by patient industry, close economy, determined effort and close application to business, wring success out of a number of business opportunities that lie at their very doors.
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As I bent over the washboard and looked at my arms buried in soapsuds, I said to myself, 'What are you going to do when you grow old and your back gets stiff?' This set me to thinking, but with all my thinking I couldn't see how a poor washerwoman was going to better my condition.
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