Chapter 2 Getting Creative
Chapter 2 Getting Creative Chapter 2 Getting Creative As the girls measured and cut out the triangles for the headscarf, they talked about fashion and hair. Amina remembered that she had seen a movie on TV that had impressed her. It was about Madam C. J. Walker. "I've never heard of her," said Megan. "She was the first African-American woman to become a millionaire by her own efforts," explained Amina. "That's pretty cool," Megan said. "She's pretty inspiring. She started her business becau
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Chapter 2 Getting Creative
Chapter 2 Getting Creative
As the girls measured and cut out the triangles for the headscarf, they talked about fashion and hair.Amina remembered that she had seen a movie on TV that had impressed her.It was about Madam C. J. Walker. "I've never heard of her," said Megan.
"She was the first African-American woman to become a millionaire by her own efforts," explained Amina.
"That's pretty cool," Megan said.
"She's pretty inspiring. She started her business because she had a scalp conditionthat was causing her to lose her own hair," Amina explained."She tried all sorts of things to treat it.Then she realized that she could create a product that people would buy.Lots of people had scalp problems in those days."
"There's a saying, If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.That's what Madam Walker did! She turned a problem into a success story," said Megan."You know, talking about Madam Walker has given me an idea.She was a businesswoman and an entrepreneur.Maybe we could be businesswomen, too!We could make more of these scarves and sell them at school. What do you think?"
"That's a great idea!" said Amina. "We would need to get some more fabric."
"I can ask my mother if she has any extra fabric," said Megan, and she jumped up to ask.
As luck would have it, Megan's mom did have some fabric they could use.In fact, she had a room full of it."Mom used to sew all her own clothes as a hobby," explained Megan."But she doesn't have much time to sew these days."
