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  • On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C.J. Walker

    A'Lelia Bundles

    eBook (Scribner, May 25, 2001)
    Soon to be a Netflix series starring Octavia Spencer On Her Own Ground is the first full-scale, definitive biography of Madam C. J. Walker—the legendary African American entrepreneur and philanthropist—by her great-great-granddaughter, A'Lelia Bundles.The daughter of slaves, Madam C. J. Walker was orphaned at seven, married at fourteen and widowed at twenty. She spent the better part of the next two decades laboring as a washerwoman for $1.50 a week. Then—with the discovery of a revolutionary hair care formula for black women—everything changed. By her death in 1919, Walker managed to overcome astonishing odds: building a storied beauty empire from the ground up, amassing wealth unprecedented among black women and devoting her life to philanthropy and social activism. Along the way, she formed friendships with great early-twentieth-century political figures such as W.E.B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington. On Her Own Ground is not only the first comprehensive biography of one of recent history's most amazing entrepreneurs and philanthropists, it is about a woman who is truly an African American icon. Drawn from more than two decades of exhaustive research, the book is enriched by the author's exclusive access to personal letters, records and never-before-seen photographs from the family collection. Bundles also showcases Walker's complex relationship with her daughter, A'Lelia Walker, a celebrated hostess of the Harlem Renaissance and renowned friend to both Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston. In chapters such as “Freedom Baby,” “Motherless Child,” “Bold Moves” and “Black Metropolis,” Bundles traces her ancestor's improbable rise to the top of an international hair care empire that would be run by four generations of Walker women until its sale in 1985. Along the way, On Her Own Ground reveals surprising insights, tells fascinating stories and dispels many misconceptions.
  • On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C.J. Walker

    A'Lelia Bundles

    Paperback (Scribner, Jan. 1, 2002)
    Soon to be a Netflix series starring Octavia Spencer On Her Own Ground is the first full-scale, definitive biography of Madam C. J. Walker—the legendary African American entrepreneur and philanthropist—by her great-great-granddaughter, A'Lelia Bundles.The daughter of slaves, Madam C. J. Walker was orphaned at seven, married at fourteen and widowed at twenty. She spent the better part of the next two decades laboring as a washerwoman for $1.50 a week. Then—with the discovery of a revolutionary hair care formula for black women—everything changed. By her death in 1919, Walker managed to overcome astonishing odds: building a storied beauty empire from the ground up, amassing wealth unprecedented among black women and devoting her life to philanthropy and social activism. Along the way, she formed friendships with great early-twentieth-century political figures such as W.E.B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington. On Her Own Ground is not only the first comprehensive biography of one of recent history's most amazing entrepreneurs and philanthropists, it is about a woman who is truly an African American icon. Drawn from more than two decades of exhaustive research, the book is enriched by the author's exclusive access to personal letters, records and never-before-seen photographs from the family collection. Bundles also showcases Walker's complex relationship with her daughter, A'Lelia Walker, a celebrated hostess of the Harlem Renaissance and renowned friend to both Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston. In chapters such as “Freedom Baby,” “Motherless Child,” “Bold Moves” and “Black Metropolis,” Bundles traces her ancestor's improbable rise to the top of an international hair care empire that would be run by four generations of Walker women until its sale in 1985. Along the way, On Her Own Ground reveals surprising insights, tells fascinating stories and dispels many misconceptions.
  • Madam C.J. Walker: Entrepreneur

    A'Lelia Bundles

    eBook (Chelsea House Publications, Aug. 1, 2008)
    Madam C J Walker originally named Sarah Breedlove was the first in her formerly enslaved family to be born free. Poor for most of her life, Walker invented a line of hair-care products when she was 37 years old. Eleven years later, she owned her own thriving business, the Madam C J Walker Manufacturing Company. This book presents her story.
  • Madam C.J. Walker: Entrepreneur

    A'Lelia Bundles

    Library Binding (Chelsea House Publications, Aug. 1, 2008)
    Madam C J Walker originally named Sarah Breedlove was the first in her formerly enslaved family to be born free. Poor for most of her life, Walker invented a line of hair-care products when she was 37 years old. Eleven years later, she owned her own thriving business, the Madam C J Walker Manufacturing Company. This book presents her story.
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  • On Her Own Ground : The Life and Times of Madam C.J. Walker

    A'Lelia Bundles

    Hardcover (Scribner, Feb. 1, 2001)
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  • On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C. J. Walker

    A'Lelia Bundles

    Hardcover (Thorndike Pr, Nov. 1, 2001)
    On Her Own Ground is the first full-scale, definitive biography of Madam C. J. Walker - the legendary African American entrepreneur and philanthropist - by her great-great-granddaughter, A'Lelia Bundles.
  • Madam C.J. Walker: Entrepreneur

    A'Lelia Perry Bundles

    Library Binding (Chelsea House Pub, April 1, 1991)
    A biography of the Afro-American businesswoman whose invention of facial creams and other cosmetics led to great financial success
  • On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C. J. Walker

    A'Lelia Bundles

    Library Binding
    "On Her Own Ground" is the first full-scale, definitive biography of Madam C. J. Walker -- the legendary African American entrepreneur and philanthropist -- by her great-great-granddaughter, A'Lelia Bundles. The daughter of slaves, Madam C. J. Walker was orphaned at seven, married at fourteen and widowed at twenty. She spent the better part of the next two decades laboring as a washerwoman for $1.50 a week. Then -- with the discovery of a revolutionary hair care formula for black women -- everything changed. By her death in 1919, Walker managed to overcome astonishing odds: building a storied beauty empire from the ground up, amassing wealth unprecedented among black women and devoting her life to philanthropy and social activism. Along the way, she formed friendships with great early-twentieth-century politi-cal figures such as W.E.B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington. "On Her Own Ground" is not only the first comprehensive biography of one of recent history's most amazing entrepreneurs and philanthropists, it is about a woman who is truly an African American icon. Drawn from more than two decades of exhaustive research, the book is enriched by the author's exclusive access to personal letters, records and never-before-seen photographs from the family collection. Bundles also showcases Walker's complex relationship with her daughter, A'Lelia Walker, a celebrated hostess of the Harlem Renaissance and renowned friend to both Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston. In chapters such as "Freedom Baby," "Motherless Child," "Bold Moves" and "Black Metropolis," Bundles traces her ancestor's improbable rise to the top of an international hair care empire that would be run by fourgenerations of Walker women until its sale in 1985. Along the way, "On Her Own Ground" reveals surprising insights, tells fascinating stories and dispels many misconceptions.
  • Madam C. J. Walker, Entrepreneur

    A'Lelia Perry BUNDLES

    Paperback (Chelsea House, Aug. 16, 1991)
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  • On Her Own Ground :Madam C J Walker

    Alelia Bundles

    Paperback (POCKET BOOKS @, March 15, 2001)
    On Her Own Ground : The Life and Times of Madam C. J. Walker by ALelia Bundles . Charles Scribners & Sons ,2001
  • Madam C.J. Walker

    Alelia Bundles

    Paperback (Chelsea House Publications, March 24, 1644)
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  • On Her Own Ground The Life andTimes of Madam C.J. Walker

    A'Lelia Bundles

    Paperback (WASHINGTON SQUARE PRESS, March 15, 2002)
    Title: On Her Own Ground( The Life and Times of Madam C.J. Walker) <>Binding: Paperback <>Author: A'LeliaPerryBundles <>Publisher: WashingtonSquarePress