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Black women worked very long hours for little wages.
越来越自信
Her products helped women have a better sense of their own beauty.
被解放的奴隶
Her parents were former slaves.
适合生长在河边肥沃，漆黑的土壤里
Cotton was a crop that grew well in the rich, dark soil near the river.
某人出生的的名字
She was born Sarah Breedlove in the southern state of Louisiana in eighteen sixty-seven.
在搓衣板上洗衣服，拧干水份，晾起来晒干。
They rubbed the clothes on flat pieces of wood, squeezed out the water and hung each piece to dry.
非常幸运
Sarah said she invented the mixture with God's help.
护发品
She did not want to compete with companies in Saint Louis that made hair-care products.
健康状况越来越差
Her health began to weaken.
[日积月累]干得多 拿得少