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Author:
Carson, Mary Kay.
Title:
Who was the hair-care millionaire? Madame C.J. Walker / Mary Kay Carson.
Publisher:
Enslow Elementary,
Copyright Date:
c2012
Description:
24 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 20 x 24 cm.
Subject:
Walker, C. J.,--Madam,--1867-1919--Juvenile literature.
African American women executives--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Cosmetics industry--United States--History--Juvenile literature.
Women millionaires--United States--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
African Americans--Biography.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 22-23) and index.
Contents:
Words to know -- Rags to riches -- Tough start -- Hard life -- Dream answer -- Growing business -- Hair-care company -- Share the wealth -- Model millionaire.
Summary:
The incredible and true story of hair-care tycoon Madame C.J. Walker. Born into poverty on a Louisiana plantation, the child of former slaves, and orphaned at the age of 7, she began to concoct her own hair treatments as a young woman and sold them door-to-door, eventually making a fortune and providing dignified employment to many other African American women.
Series:
I like inventors!
ISBN:
0766039730 (lib. bdg.)
9780766039735 (lib. bdg.)
LCCN:
2011029277
Locations:
DUPB413 -- Kanawha Public Library (Kanawha)

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