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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.
It was constructed during 1916–1918 at an estimated cost of $250,000, and was furnished lavishly. The name Villa Lewaro was coined by a distinguished visitor, Enrico Caruso, from the first two letters of each word in Lelia Walker Robinson, the name of Walker's daughter, who later went by the name of A'Lelia Walker.
After Walker's death in 1919 her daughter A'Lelia became president of the company. [10] During her tenure the company built a new headquarters and manufacturing plant in 1927 in Indianapolis. However the Great Depression hurt sales and forced her to sell personal art and antiques to keep the company operating. [11]
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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.
Today, Walker’s descendants, including her great-great-granddaughter A’Lelia Bundles, are continuing their ancestor’s legacy with the recent launch of MADAM by Madam C.J. Walker, a new ...
Bundles' mother, A'Lelia Mae Perry Bundles (1928–1976), vice president of the Madam C. J. Walker Manufacturing Company and active in local and state Democratic politics, also served as a member of the Washington Township School Board and was a fiscal administrator with the City of Indianapolis.
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.