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02367aam a2200397 a 4500 001 8B018E50BCF511EAA1925DFC96128E48 003 SILO 005 20200703012203 008 191007s2020 nyua d 1 0beng 010 $a 2018058453 020 $a 1502645432 020 $a 9781502645432 040 $a DLC $d WiMaMI $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- 044 $a nyu 050 04 $a HD 9970 5 C672 $b W35424 2020 082 00 $a B $a B $2 23 100 1 $a Graham, P. J., $d 1972- $e author. $4 aut 245 10 $a Madam C.J. Walker : $b entrepreneur and self-made millionaire / $c PJ Graham. 250 $a 1st ed. 260 $a New York, NY : $b Cavendish Square, $c c2020. 300 $a 128 p. : $b col. ill., b&w ill. ; $c 24 cm. 490 0 $a Great American entrepreneurs 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a From Jim Crow to the Harlem renaissance -- Becoming Madam Walker -- Competitors and colleagues -- The beauty of hair and beyond -- Gaining independence and sharing empowerment -- A thriving legacy. 520 $a Born into an African American family a few years after the end of the Civil War, the woman who became known as Madam C. J. Walker entered a world where slavery was still a very raw wound in American society. Although she was orphaned at a young age, C. J. Walker quickly learned about the world around her and how to adapt. The children of sharecroppers, she and her sister worked in cotton fields until Walker married at the age of fourteen. Eventually, she settled in St. Louis, Missouri, near her brothers. There, she started her own hair-care company, which grew into an empire and took her around the world. This is the story of Walker's inspiring perseverance on her journey to entrepreneurial success, filled with highs and lows which culminated in her becoming one of the wealthiest women in the twentieth century. 600 17 $a Walker, C. J., $c Madam, $d 1867-1919. $2 sears 650 7 $a African American women executives $v Biography. $2 sears 650 7 $a Cosmetics industry $x History $z United States. $2 sears 650 7 $a Entrepreneurship. $2 sears 650 7 $a Cosmetics. $2 sears 650 7 $a Personal appearance. $2 sears 830 0 $a Great American entrepreneurs. 941 $a 1 952 $l P1AX906 $d 20230620011958.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=8B018E50BCF511EAA1925DFC96128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search