3 DAUDET: the biography

 A biography

Her name was Madam CJ Walker but her birth name was Sarah Breedlove.

She was born in 1867 in Louisiana.

Unlike (Contrary to) her parents and her siblings, Sarah was born free

-       - because Lincoln had abolished slavery.

     - because Lincoln had already enacted the Emancipation Proclamation.

    -  because the Emancipation Proclamation had been passed. 

    

At 7 years old, Sarah lived with her sister because her parents had died.

At 14 years old, she married and she had a daughter.

Later, she lived with her brothers because her husband had died.

She worked as a washerwoman because she needed money. Before, she had worked as a house servant.

         

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VOCABULARY

Unlike / contrary to: contrairement à

Birth name: nom de naissance

Siblings: fratrie

Son: fils

Daughter: fille

Washerwoman: blanchisseuse

Need: avoir besoin de

House servant: domestique

Later: ensuite / plus tard

Before: avant

After: après