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She was named after her great-grandmother A'Lelia Walker (1885–1931), a central figure of the Harlem Renaissance [3] and daughter of entrepreneur Madam C. J. Walker. 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 ...
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.
"Sir", "Madam", and "Ma'am" are commonly used by workers performing a service for the beneficiary of the service, e.g. "May I take your coat, Ma'am?" "Madam" is used with the name of an office to address a woman who is the office-holder, e.g. "Madam President". Dame: for women who have been honoured with a British knighthood in their own right ...
Madam C. J. Walker (born Sarah Breedlove;November 23, 1867 – May 25, 1919) was an American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and political and social activist. Walker is recorded as the first female self-made millionaire in America in the Guinness Book of World Records . [ 1 ]
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Julia Bulette (c. 1832 – January 19/20, 1867) was an English-born American prostitute in Virginia City, Nevada, a boomtown serving the Comstock Lode silver mine. She was murdered in 1867, and a French drifter named John Millain was quickly convicted and hanged for the crime.
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Your Majesty, and thereafter as "Ma'am" (to rhyme with "jam") [4] [5] Prince of Wales: HRH The Prince of Wales HRH The Duke of Rothesay (in Scotland) Your Royal Highness: Your Royal Highness, and thereafter as "Sir" (for males) or "Ma'am" (for females) Princess of Wales: HRH The Princess of Wales HRH The Duchess of Rothesay (in Scotland ...