On Her Own Ground

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On Her Own Ground is a biography of Madam C. J. Walker, chronicling her rise from poverty to become a pioneering African American entrepreneur and philanthropist in the early 20th century.

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instanceOf biography ⓘ
literary work ⓘ
non-fiction book ⓘ
adaptationFormat television miniseries ⓘ
adaptationReleasePlatform Netflix ⓘ
adaptationReleaseYear 2020 ⓘ
author A’Lelia Bundles ⓘ
authorRelationToSubject A’Lelia Bundles is the great-great-granddaughter of Madam C. J. Walker ⓘ
linked to: A’Lelia Bundles
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
depicts growth of Madam C. J. Walker Manufacturing Company ⓘ
explores Black women’s beauty culture industry ⓘ
Jim Crow era economic conditions ⓘ
racial segregation in the United States ⓘ
focusesOn Madam C. J. Walker’s activism ⓘ
Madam C. J. Walker’s role as a philanthropist ⓘ
development of Madam C. J. Walker’s hair-care business ⓘ
rise from poverty of Madam C. J. Walker ⓘ
genre biography ⓘ
history ⓘ
hasAdaptation Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C. J. Walker ⓘ
hasPageCount approximately 400 pages ⓘ
highlights Madam C. J. Walker’s charitable giving to Black institutions ⓘ
Madam C. J. Walker’s support for civil rights causes ⓘ
intendedAudience general adult readers ⓘ
readers of African American history ⓘ
readers of women’s biographies ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainSubject Madam C. J. Walker ⓘ
marketedAs definitive biography of Madam C. J. Walker ⓘ
mediaType print ⓘ
notableFor detailed archival research on Madam C. J. Walker ⓘ
emphasis on African American women’s entrepreneurship ⓘ
originalPublisherImprint Scribner (Simon & Schuster imprint) ⓘ
linked to: Scribner Books
portrays Madam C. J. Walker as a pioneering African American entrepreneur ⓘ
linked to: Madam C. J. Walker
publicationDate 2001 ⓘ
publisher Scribner ⓘ
linked to: Scribner Books
setting United States ⓘ
subject African American history ⓘ
early 20th century United States ⓘ
entrepreneurship ⓘ
philanthropy ⓘ
women’s history ⓘ
timePeriodCovered early 20th century ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ
title On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C. J. Walker ⓘ
writtenByRelativeOfSubject true ⓘ

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