Her dream of dreams : the rise and triumph of Madam C.J. Walker / Beverly Lowry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lowry, Beverly.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Walker, C. J., Madam, 1867-1919.

Walker, C. J.

African American women executives--Biography.

African American women executives.

Cosmetics industry--United States--History.

Cosmetics industry.

History.

United States.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

481 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Alfred A. Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 2003.

Summary:

In this biography of the daughter of ex-slaves who created a cosmetics empire, Lowry tells a story of the first female self-made millionaire that stretches from the antebellum South to the Harlem Renaissance and bridges nearly a century. of photos.

Contents:

Prologue: Who She Was 1

I Where She Came From, 1867-1878 7

II Vicksburg, 1878-1887 39

III St. Louis, 1887-1905 89

IV Denver, 1905-1907 167

V Pittsburgh, 1907-1910 201

VI Indianapolis, 1910-1916 229

VII Harlem, 1916-1918 353

VIII Villa Lewaro, 1918-1919 391

IX Afterwards, 1919-1931 427.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 447-457) and index.

ISBN:

0679446427

OCLC:

50424988