J walker s great, great granddaughter, the book was well researched and thorough the negative for me was that it read like a textbook and was too dry madam c. Walker devoted much of her time and resources to social causes and philanthropyin on her own ground, a lelia bundles, walker s great great grandaughter and a woman of no small accomplishment herself she s spent. Walker the legendary african american entrepreneur and philanthropist by her greatgreatgranddaughter, alelia bundles. The daughter of formerly enslaved parents, sarah breedlove.
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Walker was orphaned at seven, married at fourteen and widowed at. Soon to be a netflix series starring octavia spencer, on her own ground is the first fullscale biography of one of the great success stories of american history the philadelphia inquirer, madam c. Self made by alelia bundles free download pdf epub mobi file or read online. An awardwinning journalist and author, she founded the madam walker family archives, is a columbia university trustee and immediate past chairman of the national archives foundation. The story is told in more detail in the book on her own ground, the biography of madam walker written by her greatgreatgranddaughter, alelia bundles. Alelia bundles born june 7, 1952 is an american journalist. Walker, on her own ground alelia walker was born 4 years ago today on june 6, 1885. One of her key antagonists is fellow beauty entrepreneur. June 6, 1885 august 17, 1931 was an american businesswoman and patron of the arts. Alelia walker and the harlem renaissance, a biography of her greatgrandmother. Contents cataloging information processed by wilma l. Madam cj walker hair products uk alelia perry bundles. Alelia bundles is president of the madam walkeralelia walker family archives and author of on her own ground.