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Self made : inspired by the life of Madam C.J. Walker  Cover Image Book Book

Self made : inspired by the life of Madam C.J. Walker

Bundles, A'Lelia Perry (author.). Bundles, Al'Lelia Perry. On her own ground. (Added Author).

Summary: Bundles, a journalist and great-great-granddaughter of Madam C.J. Walker, offers a lively portrait of an American businesswoman. Walker, the first freeborn child of slaves, rose from poverty to establish a successful hair-care business, became one of the wealthiest women in the U.S., and devoted herself to a life of activism and philanthropy toward race and women's issues. photo insert.

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  • ISBN: 9781982126674
  • ISBN: 1982126671
  • Physical Description: 415 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
  • Edition: Scribner trade paperback edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2020.

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General Note:
"Originally published as 'On Her Own Ground'."
Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 376-388) and index.
Subject: Walker, C. J -- Madam -- 1867-1919
African American women executives -- Biography
Women executives -- Biography
Executives -- Biography
Cosmetics industry -- United States -- History
Genre: Biographies.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at South Central Regional Library.

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