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