DuBois - my intellectual hero - had written an obit of Madam, praising her... I began to see Madam Walker beyond the… — A'Lelia Bundles Copy Share Image
Madam Walker was a woman who transformed herself in a very American, rags-to-riches way. — A'Lelia Bundles Copy Share Image
For many years Madam Walker was just a little footnote in history. As a woman who made haircare products, she was really… — A'Lelia Bundles Copy Share Image
As one of the pioneers of modern hair care and cosmetics, Madam Walker is still an inspiration to a lot of people… — A'Lelia Bundles Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
As much as any woman of the twentieth century, Madam Walker paved the way for the profound social changes that altered women's… — A'Lelia Bundles Copy Share Image
Madam Walker's name gets thrown out as either the savior of black women's hair or she's the evil devil. — A'Lelia Bundles Copy Share Image
Madam Walker was an incredible woman, but she wasn't the only one of her time who was. She just took it to… — A'Lelia Bundles Copy Share Image
Madam Walker was a master marketer. But her brilliance was in taking it to another level by training women, by traveling, by… — A'Lelia Bundles Copy Share Image
Many people have told me that once they learn of Madam Walker's accomplishments they are surprised, even embarrassed, that they have never… — A'Lelia Bundles Copy Share Image
To her credit, Madam Walker discerned that black women wanted to conform to white Victorian models of beauty. She was aware of… — A'Lelia Bundles Copy Share Image
Madam C.J. Walker was born in 1867, two years after the civil war ended. She was a daughter of a slave. She… — A'Lelia Bundles Copy Share Image
We didn't sit around the dining table talking about Madam Walker, but the silverware that we used every day had her monogram… — A'Lelia Bundles Copy Share Image
By 1916, as Madam Walker herself was developing more assertive views on race, she was becoming eager to assume her place alongside… — A'Lelia Bundles Copy Share Image
She used her wealth and philanthropy to contribute to Black schools and colleges, she gave the largest gift the NAACP had ever… — A'Lelia Bundles Copy Share Image
I hope that people will be inspired by Madam Walker's story. I hope that they will see her as a complex human… — A'Lelia Bundles Copy Share Image
A lot of people think Oprah is channeling for Madam Walker, and there are lots of parallels. — A'Lelia Bundles Copy Share Image
Madam Walker's legacy lives in her philanthropy as well as in an amazing line of hair care products. — A'Lelia Bundles Copy Share Image
Through the years, Madam Walker has certainly become a staple of anything that has to do with black history, women's history and… — A'Lelia Bundles Copy Share Image
I've found that once people are introduced to Madam Walker's story, they are inspired but also perplexed about why she was omitted… — A'Lelia Bundles Copy Share Image
I wrote my first report about Madam Walker when I was a senior in high school in 1970. — A'Lelia Bundles Copy Share Image
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… — A'Lelia Bundles Copy Share Image
I've always been fascinated by Madam Walker's ability to use her money for political causes. I find her story so inspires people… — A'Lelia Bundles Copy Share Image
It's very hard to be a kid, especially in a predominantly white school or white town where other people want to police your body… — A'Lelia Bundles Copy Share Image
A'Lelia Walker did not subsidize specific writers, but she provided a place for all kinds of people to gather. She was one of the… — A'Lelia Bundles Copy Share Image
For some people, success is a zero sum game. They think that if they push other people out of the way, fewer people can… — A'Lelia Bundles Copy Share Image
Madam Walker's name gets thrown out as either the savior of black women's hair or she's the evil devil. — A'Lelia Bundles Copy Share Image
Madame Walker selected Indianapolis as the headquarters for her growing business more than a century ago in 1910 because of its central location and… — A'Lelia Bundles Copy Share Image
Why is she Mrs. C.J. Walker? It really was a matter of her trying to insist that people respect her, because during that time,… — A'Lelia Bundles Copy Share Image
For more than three years, I'd been part of a complex and frustrating dance as my nonfiction, fact-based material was translated from book to… — A'Lelia Bundles Copy Share Image
I know of at least two black women who are billionaires: Sheila Johnson, who co-founded BET, and Oprah Winfrey. And I know of hundreds… — A'Lelia Bundles Copy Share Image
I've found that once people are introduced to Madam Walker's story, they are inspired but also perplexed about why she was omitted from their… — A'Lelia Bundles Copy Share Image
I was like other teenagers in the late 1960s; I too was very interested in having an Afro and getting rid of the perm… — A'Lelia Bundles Copy Share Image
I love people who have really long locs. I love how they can go in different directions or pile it up into a big… — A'Lelia Bundles Copy Share Image
We didn't sit around the dining table talking about Madam Walker, but the silverware that we used every day had her monogram on it… — A'Lelia Bundles Copy Share Image
