A'Lelia Walker

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A'Lelia Walker was an American businesswoman, patron of the arts, and prominent Harlem Renaissance socialite, best known as the daughter and heiress of hair-care entrepreneur Madam C. J. Walker.

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instanceOf Harlem Renaissance figure
businesswoman
human
patron of the arts
socialite
associatedWith Countee Cullen
Harlem Renaissance
Langston Hughes
Zora Neale Hurston
birthName Lelia McWilliams
burialPlace Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York, United States
causeOfDeath cerebral hemorrhage
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1885-06-06
dateOfDeath 1931-08-17
employer Madam C. J. Walker Manufacturing Company
linked to: Madam C. J. Walker
ethnicGroup African Americans
linked to: Black Americans
familyName Walker
givenName Lelia
hosted literary salons during the Harlem Renaissance
inheritedFrom Madam C. J. Walker
knownAs “Joy Goddess of Harlem”
maritalStatus divorced
mother Madam C. J. Walker
name A'Lelia Walker
notableFor hosting salons and social gatherings in Harlem
role in the Harlem Renaissance
support of African-American artists and writers
notableResidence A'Lelia Walker Mansion, Harlem
occupation businesswoman
patron of the arts
socialite
parent Madam C. J. Walker
placeOfBirth Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States
placeOfDeath New York City, New York, United States
linked to: New York City
positionHeld president of Madam C. J. Walker Manufacturing Company
religion African Methodist Episcopal Church
residence Harlem, New York City, New York, United States
linked to: Harlem

New York City, New York, United States
linked to: New York City
spouse Dr. Wiley Wilson
Freeman B. Ransom NERFINISHED
John Robinson
supported African-American musicians
African-American visual artists
African-American writers

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Madam C. J. Walker child A'Lelia Walker
Villa Lewaro namedAfter A’Lelia Walker
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Villa Lewaro hasOwner A’Lelia Walker
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Villa Lewaro associatedWith A’Lelia Walker
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Moses McWilliams hasChild A'Lelia Walker
Moses McWilliams parentOf A'Lelia Walker
Sarah Breedlove child A'Lelia Walker
A'Lelia Walker name A'Lelia Walker
Charles Joseph Walker relative A'Lelia Walker (stepdaughter)
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Minerva Anderson notableRelative A’Lelia Walker
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