| Description |
415 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits, genealogical table ; 25 cm |
| Note |
"A Lisa Drew book." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 296-385) and index. |
| Contents |
Biological Ancestors of Fairy Mae Bryant -- Descendants of Owen Breedlove, Sr. -- Freedom Baby -- Motherless Child -- Wife, Mother, Widow -- St. Louis Woman -- Answered Prayers -- World's Fair -- Westward -- On the Road -- Bold Moves -- "The Salvation of Your Boys and Girls" -- "I Promoted Myself ..." -- Breaking Ties, Making Ties -- Sweet Satisfaction -- New Horizons -- Black Metropolis -- Southern Tour -- "We Should Protest" -- War Abroad, War at Home -- Her Dream of Dreams -- Global Visions -- "I Want to Live to Help My Race" -- A'Lelia Walker: An Afterword. |
| Summary |
"The daughter of slaves, Madam C.J. Walker was orphaned at seven, married at fourteen and widowed at twenty. She spent the better part of the next two decades laboring as a washerwoman for $1.50 a week. Then--with the discovery of a revolutionary hair care formula for black women--everything changed. By her death in 1919, Walker managed to overcome astonishing odds: building a storied beauty empire from the ground up, amassing wealth unprecedented among black women and devoting her life to philanthropy and social activism. Along the way, she formed friendships with great early-twentieth-century political figures such as W.E.B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington."--Front flap of jacket. |
| Subject |
Walker, C. J., Madam, 1867-1919.
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African American women executives -- Biography.
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Cosmetics industry -- United States -- History.
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Walker, C. J Madam 1867-1919.
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Walker, C. J., Madam, 1867-1919 (OCoLC)fst00261468
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African American women executives. (OCoLC)fst00799494
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Cosmetics industry. (OCoLC)fst00880532
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Biografie (DE-588)4006804-3
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African American women executives -- Biography.
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| Genre/Form |
Walker, C.J.
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Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Biographies.
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Walker, C.J.
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| ISBN |
0684825821 |
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9780684825823 |
| Standard No. |
9780684825823 |
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