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Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C. J. Walker is an American historical drama television limited series, based on the biography On Her Own Ground by A'Lelia Bundles, that premiered on March 20, 2020, on Netflix.
The new miniseries isn't afraid to take a few creative leaps. But Madam C.J. Walker's story is real.
All about Madam C. J. Walker (Blue River Press/Cardinal Publishing, 2017) "Madam C. J. Walker" and "A'Lelia Walker" entries in Henry Louis Gates and Evelyn Higginbotham's African American National Biography "Madam C. J. Walker" entry in Darlene Clark Hines's Black Women in America. "Netflix's 'Self Made' Suffers from Self-Inflicted Wounds ...
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.
The Netflix miniseries almost certainly used Annie Malone's life story to inspire the character—but interestingly, chose to change her name. Did Self-Made Base Madam C.J. Walker's Rival, Addie ...
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Madam C. J. Walker (born Sarah Breedlove; December 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]
C.J. Walker, the first woman to become a self-made millionaire in the U.S., is the latest figure to be honored with her own Barbie doll in Mattel's Inspiring Women line. Walker, the daughter of ...