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Self Made - The Life and Times of Madam C. J. Walker (Paperback)
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The book behind the Netflix series, starring Octavia Spencer 'One
of the most fabulous African-American figures of the twentieth
century' Ishmael Reed 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 twentieth century.
'An important piece of history' Washington Post 'A fascinating
portrait of an astonishing woman' Kirkus Reviews Previously
published as On Her Own Ground
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