Madam C.J. Walker: The Making of an American Icon

"[An] exhaustively detailed account of the life of Madam C.J. Walker." Booklist, Starred Review • Madam C. J. Walker—reputed to be America’s first self-made woman millionaire—has long been celebrated for her rags-to-riches story. This biography places this remarkable and largely forgotten life story in the context of Walker’s times.