On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C.J. Walker – (Paperback)

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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 United States and devote herself to a life of activism and philanthropy toward race and women’s issues. 16 page photo insert.
416 pages