Who was the hair-care millionaire? Madame C.J. Walker / Mary Kay Carson.
by Carson, Mary Kay.
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BookSeries: I like inventors!: Publisher: Berkeley Heights, NJ : Enslow Elementary, c2012Description: 24 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 20 x 24 cm.ISBN: 9780766039735 (lib. bdg.); 0766039730 (lib. bdg.).Other title: Madame C.J. Walker.Subject(s): Walker, C. J., Madam, 1867-1919 -- Juvenile literature | Walker, C. J., Madam, 1867-1919 | African American women executives -- Biography -- Juvenile literature | Cosmetics industry -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature | Women millionaires -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature | African Americans -- Biography | Cosmetics industry -- United States -- History | Women millionaires -- United States -- BiographyDDC classification: 338.7/66855 | B
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Summary: The incredible and true story of hair-care tycoon Madame C.J. Walker. Born into poverty on a Louisiana plantation, the child of former slaves, and orphaned at the age of 7, she began to concoct her own hair treatments as a young woman and sold them door-to-door, eventually making a fortune and providing dignified employment to many other African American women.
Words to know -- Rags to riches -- Tough start -- Hard life -- Dream answer -- Growing business -- Hair-care company -- Share the wealth -- Model millionaire.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 22-23) and index.
Words to know -- Rags to riches -- Tough start -- Hard life -- Dream answer -- Growing business -- Hair-care company -- Share the wealth -- Model millionaire.
The incredible and true story of hair-care tycoon Madame C.J. Walker. Born into poverty on a Louisiana plantation, the child of former slaves, and orphaned at the age of 7, she began to concoct her own hair treatments as a young woman and sold them door-to-door, eventually making a fortune and providing dignified employment to many other African American women.
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