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A'Lelia Walker (born Lelia McWilliams; June 6, 1885 – August 17, 1931) was an American businesswoman and patron of the arts. She was the only surviving child of Madam C. J. Walker , who was popularly credited as being the first self-made female millionaire in the United States and one of the first African-American millionaires.
Madam C. J. Walker was born Sarah Breedlove on December 23, 1867, close to Delta, Louisiana.Her parents were Owen and Minerva (Anderson) Breedlove. [5] [6] She had five siblings, who included an older sister, Louvenia, and four brothers: Alexander, James, Solomon, and Owen Jr.
As Madam C. J. Walker's great-great-granddaughter and biographer, she founded the Madam Walker Family Archives and represents the Walker estate for intellectual property and promotional matters. She is the brand historian [ 15 ] for MADAM [ 16 ] by Madam C. J. Walker, a line of hair care products manufactured by Sundial Brands (a division of ...
Madam C.J. Walker's great-great-granddaughter, author A’Lelia Bundles, will speak at the Kool Family Community Center at 6 p.m. Feb. 28.
Freeman Briley Ransom (1880–1947) was an American lawyer, businessman and civic activist in Indianapolis, Indiana. From 1911 until his death he served as legal counsel and general manager for the Madame C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company as well as Madame C.J. Walker's personal attorney. [1]
C.J. Walker, the first woman to become a self-made millionaire in the U.S., is the latest figure to be honored with her own Barbie doll in Mattel's Inspiring Women line. Walker, the daughter of ...
The illustrious Sarah Breedlove, better known as Madam C.J. Walker, became one of the nation’s first women self-made millionaires more The post Madam C.J. Walker’s descendant relaunches the ...
Self Made is a fictionalized depiction of "the untold story of black hair care pioneer and mogul Madam C. J. Walker and how she overcame the hostilities of turn-of-the-century America, epic rivalries, and tumultuous marriages to become America’s first Black, self-made female millionaire."