Oprah Winfrey

A hard start in life

The Oprah effect

A rising star

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Oprah Winfrey was born on a rural farm in Mississippi.

At the age of six, Oprah slept on the floor because her family was very poor.

At the age of 9, her cousin raped her.

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At the age of 13, he suffered another sexual abuse.

At the age of 14 she was prenegant

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After the death of her baby, she went to live with her father.

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His father forces him to work hard at school.

she rediscovered his facilities by speaking in public

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When she graduated at the high school, she started working at the Wvol Radio Station

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In 1976 she moved to Baltimore and worked as a co-anchor at WJZ TV.

Obtained an offer from Steven Spielberg for his film The color purple.

In 1985 her show changed to The Oprah Winfrey Show and became very famous.

She began working at WLAC TV and was the first woman of color in history to work at the newspaper.

In 1984 he moved to Chicago and worked for a low-budget show called A.M Chicago.

Between 1986 and 2011, he interviewed more than 27,000 people.

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In 2002 Oprah began planning the opening of a school thanks to a conversation she had with Nelson Mandela.

The Oprah Winfrey Leardership Academy for girls (OWLAG) was opened in 2007 in South africa.

Oprah changed the life direction of many South African women thanks to her school.