A'Lelia Bundles

author of “On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C.J Walker”

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Madam C.J. Walker was the first self-made female millionaire in America. She was also black.

Madam C.J. Walker, America’s first self-made female millionaire, gets a Netflix series

Madam C.J. Walker was the first self-made female millionaire in America. She was also black.

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