Overview
Now a Netflix series starring Octavia Spencer, Self Made (formerly titled On Her Own Ground) is the first full-scale biography of ""one of the great success stories of American history"" (The Philadelphia Inquirer), Madam C.J. Walker--the legendary African American entrepreneur and philanthropist--by her great-great-granddaughter, A'Lelia Bundles. The daughter of formerly enslaved parents, Sarah Breedlove--who would become known as 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 Ida B. Wells, Mary McLeod Bethune, W.E.B. Du Bois, and Booker T. Washington.
Full Product Details
Author: A'Lelia Bundles
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Imprint: Simon & Schuster
Edition: Media Tie-In ed.
Dimensions:
Width: 15.50cm
, Height: 3.00cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.431kg
ISBN: 9781982126674
ISBN 10: 1982126671
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 24 March 2020
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
On Her Own Ground is a fascinating book about a fascinating woman. --USA Today The life of Madam C. J. Walker is one of the great success stories of American history. . . . [This is] the first full-blown biography of an amazing woman. --The Philadelphia Inquirer Well-paced and well-written . . . as much social history as biography, filled with the detail and texture of culture and politics. --The New York Times
A fascinating book about a fascinating woman. --USA Today The life of Madam C. J. Walker is one of the great success stories of American history. . . . [This is] the first full-blown biography of an amazing woman. --The Philadelphia Inquirer Well-paced and well-written . . . as much social history as biography, filled with the detail and texture of culture and politics. --The New York Times
Author Information
A'Lelia Bundles is the author of New York Times Notable Book and bestseller On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C. J. Walker. A former ABC News Washington, DC, deputy bureau chief and an Emmy Award-winning producer, she participated in residencies at Yaddo and MacDowell while writing Joy Goddess. Visit her website at ALeliaBundles.com or on Instagram at @ALeliaBundles.
