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Madam C.J. Walker: Inventor and Millionaire

By Patricia McKissack , Fredrick McKissack

Book information

Publisher
Inc., Enslow Publishers
Year
2013
ISBN
9781464511141, 9780766041059, 2012014358, 9781464402012, 9781464611148, 9780766057432
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
5 MB (4847592 bytes)
Pages
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Time added
2022-10-01 09:38:24

Description

"Don't wait for opportunities to come . . . get up and make them!" said Madam C. J. Walker. She rose from laundry woman to become America's first black woman millionaire. Born in poverty, Walker set her sights on a better life and made her fortune by developing hair care and beauty products specially formulated for African Americans. As her wealth and influence grew, she also channeled her energies into working for civil rights and social change. This real-life rags-to-riches story comes to life in an engaging narrative by the McKissacks.

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