History Quote by A'Lelia Bundles

Many people have told me that once they learn of Madam Walker's accomplishments they are surprised, even embarrassed, that they have never heard of…

— A'Lelia Bundles

For many years Madam Walker was just a little footnote in history. As a woman who made haircare products, she was really consigned to…

— A'Lelia Bundles

Madam Walker, as part of the first generation out of slavery, really was inventing the way that she operated in the world.

— A'Lelia Bundles

Madam Walker was a master marketer. But her brilliance was in taking it to another level by training women, by traveling, by making very…

— A'Lelia Bundles

Like so many women aspiring and working to create the life they desire, Madam Walker lived with a vision that was beyond her time…

— Richelieu Dennis

There is a core of people who know and love Madam C.J. Walker, but there's a much larger audience who don't really know about…

— A'Lelia Bundles

I hope that people will be inspired by Madam Walker's story. I hope that they will see her as a complex human being, and…

— A'Lelia Bundles

I've always been fascinated by Madam Walker's ability to use her money for political causes. I find her story so inspires people that it…

— A'Lelia Bundles

Madam Walker was an incredible woman, but she wasn't the only one of her time who was. She just took it to the highest…

— A'Lelia Bundles

Madam Walker was a woman who transformed herself in a very American, rags-to-riches way.

— A'Lelia Bundles

To me, there was something moving about the idea of telling the story of a lady who is, in a way, a forgotten character…

— Sebastian Lelio

One of the key things for me about Madame Walker's life is that she really does represent this first generation out of slavery when…

— A'Lelia Bundles