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Self Made

The Life and Times of Madam C. J. Walker

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Self Made

By: A'Lelia Bundles
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The book behind the new Netflix series, starring Octavia Spencer.

Madam Walker was the first free-born child in her family, growing up in abject poverty in post-Civil War America. From humble beginnings, she overcame societal prejudice, family betrayals and epic business rivalries to pioneer cosmetics that revolutionised black hair care, build a beauty empire and become one of the wealthiest self-made women in America.

Not only an astute businesswoman but a passionate activist and philanthropist, Madam Walker provided jobs and training for thousands of African American women across the country and used her wealth to fight for equality, forming friendships with important civil rights voices such as W. E. B. Du Bois, Booker T. Washington and Ida B. Wells-Barnett along the way.

Drawn from more than two decades of research by her great-great-granddaughter, journalist and historian A'Lelia Bundles, Self Made is the definitive biography of Madam Walker's inspirational life and an illuminating insight into the larger African American struggle in the early 20th century.

Previously published as On Her Own Ground.

©2020 A'Lelia Bundles (P)2020 Simon & Schuster Audio Americas Biographies & Memoirs Business Professionals & Academics United States Women Women in Business Equality Civil rights Social justice War

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"One of the most fabulous African-American figures of the 20th century." (Ishmael Reed)
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as it is written by the great-great-grand daughter, a lot of the thoughts of the original founder could only be inferred through news that the author found. however it gives an insight into what america was like, especially from the perspective of a negro during the turn of the 20th century

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