All about Madam C. J. Walker by A'lelia Bundles

All about Madam C. J. Walker by A'lelia Bundles

Madam C. J. Walker was a self made millionaire who was beloved within her community for her philanthropy, and respected as a first rate business person. She was America's first female self-made millionaire and one of the most successful African American business owners ever.

Born Sarah Breedlove, she was the first person born free in her family. She married Charles Joseph Walker and became known as Madam C. J. Walker, the name she would later use on her hair care products.

After talking with her brothers, who were barbers, and experiencing problems with hair loss, she developed a formula that healed scalp infections. This inspired her to start her own line of hair care products to do things like reduce dandruff, grow longer hair, smooth hair, or prevent baldness. Her company employed thousands of door-to-door saleswomen from all over the United States and the Caribbean.

She supported the African American community by making a significant contribution for a new YMCA building in

Director of talent development at ABC News is A'Lelia Bundles, an award-winning network television news producer and former ABC News Washington deputy bureau chief. She has written numerous essays, articles, and encyclopedia pages about Madam C.J., her great-great-grandmother. Madam C.J. Walker's biography for young adults, Madam C.J. Walker's biography for young adults, Madam C.J. Walker's biography for Walker: Entrepreneur, which earned an American Book Award, is a book about a businessman. She is a resident of Alexandria, Virginia. Visit MadamCJWalker.com to learn more about her.

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ISBN 13	9781681570938
ISBN 10	1681570939
Title	All about Madam C. J. Walker
Author	A'lelia Bundles
Series	All About
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Blue River Press
Year published	2018-01-01
Number of pages	128
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