On her own ground : the life and times of Madam C.J. Walker
Title
:
On her own ground : the life and times of Madam C.J. Walker
Author
:
Bundles, A'Lelia Perry.
ISBN
:
9780743431729
Publication Information
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New York : Washington Square Press, [2002]
Physical Description
:
415 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
General Note
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Originally published: New York : Scribner, ©2001.
Contents
:
Biological ancestors of Fairy Mae Bryant -- Descendants of Owen Breedlove, Sr. -- Prologue -- 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 -- Epilogue -- Endnotes -- Selected bibliography -- Permissions -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
Personal Subject
:
Walker, C. J., Madam, 1867-1919.
Subject Term
:
African American women executives -- Biography.
Cosmetics industry -- United States -- History.
Women executives -- United States -- Biography.
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.
| Library | Call Number | Status |
|---|
| Hardwood Creek Library (Forest Lake) | 921 WALKER | Nonfiction Collection |
| R.H. Stafford Library (Woodbury) | 921 WALKER | Nonfiction Collection |
| Stillwater Public Library | 921 WALKER | Nonfiction Collection |