Hello Shanteria,
Thank you for visiting our website. I’m glad to know about your project on Madam C. J. Walker. We have lots of information at http://www.madamcjwalker.com. If you’ll click on the button that says “Students and Teachers,” you’ll find several links. Also click on “Walker Bio” for information about Madam Walker’s life. You’ll find lots of videos and articles on each link. We’d also love for you to visit our other website (www.aleliabundles.com) and our Facebook pages (“Madam C. J. Walker Biography” and “Madam Walker and A’Lelia Walker Family Archives.” Good luck on your project!
A’Lelia Bundles
Hello Aaliyah,
Thank you for visiting our website. You’ll find the answer to your question if you click on the “Walker Bio” button at http://www.madamcjwalker.com. You’ll also find out even more if you click on the words “Read an excerpt from the book” that appears on our home page right under the image of the book, On Her Own Ground. We have links to lots of videos on our Facebook page (“Madam C. J. Walker Biography”) which you can visit if you click on the Facebook icon on our homepage.
Best wishes,
A’Lelia Bundles
Hello Christain,
I am so happy to hear the news about your son’s project! Please give him my congratulations!
I hope you’ll check out this new video we just received http://bit.ly/hVAUYa
And we hope you’ll click on the Facebook icon and join our Facebook page
A’Lelia
I really do love youir time line and I really do think that you was one and still one good person I really do like your pictures. I hope you send me a message back thank you for being a GREAT person
thank u sooooo much you helped me pass my social studies class because of this one project and now i have high honoraa thank you and thank you again. and good job on your website.
Hi Zakiya,
That’s great news! We always love hearing that the information on the website was helpful. We hope you’ll visit our Facebook page “Madam C. J. Walker Biography”
A’Lelia
hello i wanted to say that these pictures are lovely
i didn’t know anything about her and I’ve been searching the web for my project and this is the only site that has actual information and isn’t trying to force me on some other ,link
THANK YOU!!!!! :)
Angela,
Thanks for visiting our site. I think you’ll find the information you need if you read the material in the “Students and Teachers,” “FAQs” and “Walker Bio” sections of our website. We have lots of links to articles and videos with info about Madam Walker’s life.
A’Lelia
Hello Symone,
Thanks for visiting our website. I’m glad you were interested in learning more about Madam Walker’s contributions to the beauty industry. I hope you’ll have a chance to see some of the links we’ve posted to hair blogs and companies we like on the “Hair” section of our website.
A’Lelia Bundles
A’Lelia,
My 9 year old daughter is doing a report on Famous African Americans that will or have made an impact in choosing her future career. Like any youngster, she has shown superficial interest in many fields; from a Doctor, to an Artist, or musical instrument player. You name it, and she had flirted with the idea. However, the life of the daughter of former slaves turning into self-mad entrepreneur caught my daughter’s eye. She chose to do her report on Madame C.J. Walker, not because of the rags to riches chronicle, but because of the obstacles, the determination and the will to do it “On Her Own Ground”. We love this site and all the links you have mentioned in some of your comments. What a great story of inspiration.
Dear Alpha Bah,
Thanks very much for your kind comments. I’m glad the site was helpful. I hope you’ll vist my blog at http://www.aleliabundles.com, where we post regular updates about the work we’re doing on Madam Walker.
A’Lelia Bundles
Dear Selena,
Thanks for visiting our website. We’re happy to help. We’ve designed our website to make it easy to do research for your report. Just click on the buttons that say “Students and Teachers,” “Walker Bio” and FAQs and you’ll see lots of links to articles and videos about Madam Walker.
A’Lelia Bundles
Dear Keaira Hicks,
Thanks for visiting our website. Yes, there was a Madam Walker Beauty School in Dallas, but it was opened many years after Madam Walker died. The building where the school was located is still standing in Dallas, but the school closed in the 1960s.
A’Lelia Bundles
Hi Kaliyha,
Thanks for letting me know about your school project. I hope you were able to use the material on the website and to click on the links for Students, FAQS and Walker Bio. If you’d really like to know more about Madam Walker, I hope you’ll read my book, On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C. J. Walker.
A’Lelia
i love this website because i love madam cj walker im thankful that she came up with her shampoo and shared it with everyone now that’s a phenomonal woman
We’re glad you enjoyed the website. The photos are from our Madam Walker Family Archives, the largest private collection of Walker photos and artifacts. You can learn more at our blog at http://madamwalkerfamilyarchives.wordpress.com/
Hi! I have enjoyed learning about Madam CJ Walker. I am working on a report and have been able to get a lot of great information from your site. I also have to do a project board, do you have any suggestions as to what I should include on it. I would really like to make it interesting for my classmates so that they can learn about her too.
Hello Tyler,
Thanks for visiting our Web site. I’m glad you found it helpful. One way you might consider organizing your material is into the following categories that represent the many dimensions of Madam Walker’s life: entrepreneur, hair care industry pioneer, philanthropist, anti-lynching activist, patron of the arts and advocate for women’s rights. You could include a fact about each category. You also might consider taking three or four of her quotations from the “Madam Walker Bio” and including a photo with each quotation.
I love the photograph with Madam C. J. Walker and her friends cruising in her car ! What was the make of that vehicle and what year was it taken ? God Bless You and Your Family.
Good luck on your project, Nerissa. I hope you’ll click on the “Students and Teachers” button at http://www.madamcjwalker.com for links and videos about Madam Walker. If you are on Facebook, I hope you’ll visit our “Madam C. J. Walker Biography” page.
A’Lelia
Im doing a history report and I googled one question and didnt seem to get the ight answer im looking for so im wondering if you could help me , did madam cj walker invint the hot com?
Hi Shardeja,
No, Madam Walker did not invent the hot comb or the perm. We have the answer to this question in our FAQs at http://www.madamcjwalker.com.
I was working on a project in class and it based upon a African American Inventor. I thought to myself what better way to make a project than for it to be about Madam CJ Walker and Christina Jenkins. This website helped me out a lot. Thanks.
Hi, my name is Brittany Willis. I am an educator from Cosmetology Spa Academy. I was planning fields trips for my students and the first place I thought of was Madame CJ Walker Theater. I was wondering what kind of events were schedule for the one to two months or where I could go to find this information.
Thank you,
Brittany
Hello Brittany,
We would love for you to visit the Walker Theatre and have one of the tours by our docent,
Mr. Thomas Ridley. Please visit the website at http://www.walkertheatre.com for an events calendar and contact info. You can also follow the Walker Theatre on Twitter and Facebook.
A’Lelia
Did you know that Madam Walker played a pivotal role in helping to elevate the issue of equal rights for African-Americans onto an international stage.
“The National Race Congress selected civil rights activist Reverend William H. Jernagin as their envoy, and the International League of Darker People elected Madam C.J. Walker, Marcus Garvey and Reverend Adam Clayton Powell Sr., as delegates to attend the conference France. “The National Race Congress elected civil rights advocate Rev. William H. Jernigan its representative to the peace conference. The International League of Darker Peoples emerged. The league was born on January 2,1919 at the Hudson River Estate of black businesswoman C.J. Walker. Principals included Walker, Marcus Garvey, socialist A. Philip Randolph, and Harlem community leader Rev. Adam Clayton Powell Sr. Its primary purpose was to help the plethora of black groups make coherent demands at Versailles”
Thanks, Ms. Johnson, for visiting our site. Yes, I discovered the information about Madam Walker’s participation with the ILDP about twenty years ago while doing research for my book, On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C. J. Walker. I include quite a bit of information about the organization and its members based on Madam Walker’s personal correspondence and research at the National Archives and in historical black newspapers. What makes Madam Walker’s life interesting to me is, in fact, her interest in politics, culture and the arts.
I hope you’ll have a chance to read On Her Own Ground.
I’m in a speech class and I had to do a special occasion speech. I don’t know why Madam C.J. Walker pop into my head to do an introduction for her as the business woman of the year. I ‘m glad I found this website bcause I was a little worried that I would have to pick someone else. She’s a great inspiration to any woman that is looking to be an entrepreneur. Thank You for this website Ms. A’lelia
I was delighted to see this site, I have always been a fan of this inspiring lady. She has always been in my thinking from my early years in becoming a professional Hair Designer. Every time I do a presentation I always try to use imformation from my favourite Lady. It was extermely pleasant to come accross such a fabulous site with good information.Keep this up.
Such motivation of an individual has moved me to become the person I am today.
Hi my name is Alita and I am doing a report on Madam C.J. Walker. She has been my shero. The reason why I say this is when I was in the second grade I had to do a report on her and I always wanted to go into some type of cosmetic feild. Well now I am a current student at the Jefferson County Joint Vocational School and I am taking cosmetology and this is my senior year. Once again I decided to do a project on her and this time it is more detailed and I have read two of your books. I have been very excited to come across her work in our cosmo books. I hope that this shows you that people love your great great grandmother.
Madam CJ Walker is certainly a woman that we can all admire now. i would like to thank you for this wonderful website in order to keep your great great grandmothers story and legacy alive. thank you so much for all the research and the information that you have provided for us that admire women like Madam CJ Walkers! This is very helpful for my Women’s History Class!
it must be cool to be a descendant of such a wonderful peson. My hair wouldnt look half as good if it wasnt for her…im doing some more research of her because im kinda a history geek but mostly because she such an intelligent beautiful lady with the potential, hard work, and motivation to be a black enteurpenuer…! Cool website…made my day
Dear Ms. Mills-Gladney,
Thank you for visiting our website. I’m so glad you enjoyed learning more about Madam Walker. And, yes, it’s a privilege to be part of the Walker family and to know that others can be inspired by Madam Walker’s life.
Best wishes,
A’Lelia Bundles http://www.aleliabundles.com
Thank You so much for posting this valuable history. The home is so beautiful. I just have one complaint. You don’t talk about the pipe organ in the home enough. Im an organists and I would love more detail. You dont even have a piece on this website of it being played so we can hear what it sounds like! Why is that? Home Pipe Organ installations of the early 20th century were status symbols of the rich. Whether they were Skinner, Aeolian, Moller, or Estey pipe organs. PLEASE POST this organ being played and post the schematics of the organ and pictures of the pipes and chambers and console. The organ is the SOUL of the home. In the video of this home it was described as her PRIZED possession. Please post more on the organ and it being played. Im sure its sound beautiful.
Dear Mr. Henry,
Thank you very much for visiting our website. I agree with you that Villa Lewaro is a beautiful home. I truly wish we could post audio of the organ, but it hasn’t been in working condition for many years. I do talk more about the organ in my book, On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C. J. Walker. I also have spoken with a protegee of the famous organist, Melville Charlton, who played the organ on visits to the home.
Best wishes,
A’Lelia Bundles
(www.aleliabundles.com)
I am a hair care professional that has been inspired for many years by Madam Walker. Her courage is evident, even to this day. My respect is tremendous, she has paved the way for millions. The Spirit of Tenacity that she embodied lives in many of us today. I would like to personally thank you for this site. When ever challenges come along, it is a great source of encouragement. Because she could accomplish her goals at that time in our history, I have no excuse or reason for not accomplishing mine.
Ms. Smith,
Thank you very much for your kind comments. It is a joy to provide information about Madam Walker’s life and to know that her example still inspires others.
I hope you’ll visit us on Facebook (you can just click on the Facebook icon on our home page at http://www.madamcjwalker.com) so you can keep up with all the things we are doing to keep Madam Walker’s legacy alive. I also invite you to visit our Walker Archives site at http://www.madamwalkerfamilyarchives.wordpress.com.
A’Lelia
(www.aleliabundles.com)
I came across this website after doing research for my own interest. It is great that you have website to let individuals know the facts of Madam C.J. Walker – because not all sources are correct. Just recently I stumbled across a magazine from the 30′s or 40′s called Glamour Parade, with Lena Horne on the front cover. On the bottom of the magazine it says… Presented Through The Courtesy Of The Mme. C.J. Walker Manufacturing Co. Inside it is marketing her products and has pictures of other notable black stars such as: Marion Anderson, Marva Louis, The Jones Brothers, and more! At the end it has a picture of the headquarters (which at that time it was $1,000,000,00) also a picture and Bio of Madam C.J Walker, as well as a picture and short caption of A’Lelia. I thought this was VERY interesting and I am happy I came across it. I wish you well.
Dear Alyssa,
Thanks so much for visiting our website and for sharing the magazine article you found. The Walker Company had a wonderful historical association with many of our great entertainers and entrepreneurs. We’re always thrilled that people still are inspired by Madam Walker’s legacy. Today we keep her story alive through our Madam Walker Family Archives (the largest private collection of Walker photos, business records, letters, furniture, clothing and personal artifacts), through our books and speeches and through the Madam Walker Theatre Center, a National Historic Landmark in Indianapolis.
All best wishes,
A’Lelia
Hi ! Im a french black woman and student by the way ! In France we didn’t have people like Madam C.J Walker or Oprah Winfrey and its inspire me every single day of my life !
Thanks for transmit this inheritance !
I am doing a project for a African American Science Class. I wanted to make sure that got the right links and information to complete my project. I made sure to site the sources and pictures that I found back to your site and other site that I got the information from. This is a great site and i found the information very helpful. I really thought all this time she invented the pressing comb ! Thanks so much !
Hello Amari Jackson,
I so glad that you found our Madam Walker Official Biography site helpful. If you’d like to see more photos of her you could visit our Madam Walker Family Archives blog at http://www.madamwalkerfamilyarchives.wordpress.com and my personal website at http://www.aleliabundles.com.
I also would encourage you to consider reading my book, On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C. J. Walker, for even more information. You can check your local library’s website to see if they have the book or you can order it from Amazon.com
Good luck on your project.
Best wishes,
A’Lelia Bundles
Wow she is such an amazing woman. i love to read about women that make a difference in the world she sounded like a great and bright person. is there any other little small things she did that i could put in my report??
Hey, i’m doing a project on Madame Cj Walker. I would like more information so that I can pass the class.
Hello Shanteria,
Thank you for visiting our website. I’m glad to know about your project on Madam C. J. Walker. We have lots of information at http://www.madamcjwalker.com. If you’ll click on the button that says “Students and Teachers,” you’ll find several links. Also click on “Walker Bio” for information about Madam Walker’s life. You’ll find lots of videos and articles on each link. We’d also love for you to visit our other website (www.aleliabundles.com) and our Facebook pages (“Madam C. J. Walker Biography” and “Madam Walker and A’Lelia Walker Family Archives.” Good luck on your project!
A’Lelia Bundles
i diidnt really no thi slady but what did she do for the bklack people…,,!.!
Hello Aaliyah,
Thank you for visiting our website. You’ll find the answer to your question if you click on the “Walker Bio” button at http://www.madamcjwalker.com. You’ll also find out even more if you click on the words “Read an excerpt from the book” that appears on our home page right under the image of the book, On Her Own Ground. We have links to lots of videos on our Facebook page (“Madam C. J. Walker Biography”) which you can visit if you click on the Facebook icon on our homepage.
Best wishes,
A’Lelia Bundles
thank you for this website love it.
Thanks. We hope you will visit our Facebook page, too.
This website help my son to get an “A” on his project and I will Like to say Thanks
Hello Christain,
I am so happy to hear the news about your son’s project! Please give him my congratulations!
I hope you’ll check out this new video we just received http://bit.ly/hVAUYa
And we hope you’ll click on the Facebook icon and join our Facebook page
A’Lelia
i like this
love this site so much!
i love this site
I really do love youir time line and I really do think that you was one and still one good person I really do like your pictures. I hope you send me a message back thank you for being a GREAT person
We’re so glad you found the timeline helpful. We hope you’ll visit our Facebook page “Madam C. J. Walker Biography”
A’Lelia
thank u sooooo much you helped me pass my social studies class because of this one project and now i have high honoraa thank you and thank you again. and good job on your website.
Hi Zakiya,
That’s great news! We always love hearing that the information on the website was helpful. We hope you’ll visit our Facebook page “Madam C. J. Walker Biography”
A’Lelia
hello i wanted to say that these pictures are lovely
i didn’t know anything about her and I’ve been searching the web for my project and this is the only site that has actual information and isn’t trying to force me on some other ,link
THANK YOU!!!!! :)
i lve madem cj walker shes my idol
I LOVE THIS WEBSITES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i am doing a school project on madam cj walker and i was really interested in her pst but i would like to know more about her life.
Angela,
Thanks for visiting our site. I think you’ll find the information you need if you read the material in the “Students and Teachers,” “FAQs” and “Walker Bio” sections of our website. We have lots of links to articles and videos with info about Madam Walker’s life.
A’Lelia
Thank you so much for this website so many of us young ladies need to know who our ancestors of the beauty world are. Again thank you so much!
Hello Symone,
Thanks for visiting our website. I’m glad you were interested in learning more about Madam Walker’s contributions to the beauty industry. I hope you’ll have a chance to see some of the links we’ve posted to hair blogs and companies we like on the “Hair” section of our website.
A’Lelia Bundles
A’Lelia,
My 9 year old daughter is doing a report on Famous African Americans that will or have made an impact in choosing her future career. Like any youngster, she has shown superficial interest in many fields; from a Doctor, to an Artist, or musical instrument player. You name it, and she had flirted with the idea. However, the life of the daughter of former slaves turning into self-mad entrepreneur caught my daughter’s eye. She chose to do her report on Madame C.J. Walker, not because of the rags to riches chronicle, but because of the obstacles, the determination and the will to do it “On Her Own Ground”. We love this site and all the links you have mentioned in some of your comments. What a great story of inspiration.
Dear Alpha Bah,
Thanks very much for your kind comments. I’m glad the site was helpful. I hope you’ll vist my blog at http://www.aleliabundles.com, where we post regular updates about the work we’re doing on Madam Walker.
A’Lelia Bundles
I’m doing a project on Madame C.J Walker.Please help me.
Dear Selena,
Thanks for visiting our website. We’re happy to help. We’ve designed our website to make it easy to do research for your report. Just click on the buttons that say “Students and Teachers,” “Walker Bio” and FAQs and you’ll see lots of links to articles and videos about Madam Walker.
A’Lelia Bundles
I read Madame CJ Walker bio. and i could not find were she opened a beauty academy in Dallas, Texas; so is that a false statement???????
Dear Keaira Hicks,
Thanks for visiting our website. Yes, there was a Madam Walker Beauty School in Dallas, but it was opened many years after Madam Walker died. The building where the school was located is still standing in Dallas, but the school closed in the 1960s.
A’Lelia Bundles
i just did a school project on Madam CJ Walker in i was very very interested by what she did i will like to find out in know more about her
Hi Kaliyha,
Thanks for letting me know about your school project. I hope you were able to use the material on the website and to click on the links for Students, FAQS and Walker Bio. If you’d really like to know more about Madam Walker, I hope you’ll read my book, On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C. J. Walker.
A’Lelia
i love this website because i love madam cj walker im thankful that she came up with her shampoo and shared it with everyone now that’s a phenomonal woman
I just stumbled across this website and I love it. I got to see many pictures of Ms. Walker that I have never seen before. Thank you so much.
We’re glad you enjoyed the website. The photos are from our Madam Walker Family Archives, the largest private collection of Walker photos and artifacts. You can learn more at our blog at http://madamwalkerfamilyarchives.wordpress.com/
Hi! I have enjoyed learning about Madam CJ Walker. I am working on a report and have been able to get a lot of great information from your site. I also have to do a project board, do you have any suggestions as to what I should include on it. I would really like to make it interesting for my classmates so that they can learn about her too.
Kindly,
Tyler Montaigne
Statesville, NC
Hello Tyler,
Thanks for visiting our Web site. I’m glad you found it helpful. One way you might consider organizing your material is into the following categories that represent the many dimensions of Madam Walker’s life: entrepreneur, hair care industry pioneer, philanthropist, anti-lynching activist, patron of the arts and advocate for women’s rights. You could include a fact about each category. You also might consider taking three or four of her quotations from the “Madam Walker Bio” and including a photo with each quotation.
I love the photograph with Madam C. J. Walker and her friends cruising in her car ! What was the make of that vehicle and what year was it taken ? God Bless You and Your Family.
I believe the car is a Ford Model T circa 1911 or 1912.
Hi, my name is Dominique and iam going to dress up and act as madam cj walker i would like to know any futher information about her
Hi Dominique,
Good luck on your presentation. If you click on the “students and teachers” link, you will find lots of ideas.
good post, refreshing blog design and style, continue the great work
hi guyys i am doing a project on madam cj walker yay :)!!!!!!!!!!
Hello Kayla,
I’m so glad that you love our website and I’m happy to know that you did TWO reports about Madam Walker! Keep up the good work!
A’Lelia
THANK YOU MS.BUNDLES I KNOW YOU LOVE ALL THE KIDS THAT ALL PARCTIPATE TO THIS WEBSITE
My teacher gaves us a late black history project. I’m so proud to sspeak about Madam C.J Walker. :)
Good luck on your project, Nerissa. I hope you’ll click on the “Students and Teachers” button at http://www.madamcjwalker.com for links and videos about Madam Walker. If you are on Facebook, I hope you’ll visit our “Madam C. J. Walker Biography” page.
A’Lelia
I think that out science teacher has had us too fall in love with her. we are doing projects on her <3
Im doing a history report and I googled one question and didnt seem to get the ight answer im looking for so im wondering if you could help me , did madam cj walker invint the hot com?
Hi Shardeja,
No, Madam Walker did not invent the hot comb or the perm. We have the answer to this question in our FAQs at http://www.madamcjwalker.com.
I was working on a project in class and it based upon a African American Inventor. I thought to myself what better way to make a project than for it to be about Madam CJ Walker and Christina Jenkins. This website helped me out a lot. Thanks.
Hi, my name is Brittany Willis. I am an educator from Cosmetology Spa Academy. I was planning fields trips for my students and the first place I thought of was Madame CJ Walker Theater. I was wondering what kind of events were schedule for the one to two months or where I could go to find this information.
Thank you,
Brittany
Hello Brittany,
We would love for you to visit the Walker Theatre and have one of the tours by our docent,
Mr. Thomas Ridley. Please visit the website at http://www.walkertheatre.com for an events calendar and contact info. You can also follow the Walker Theatre on Twitter and Facebook.
A’Lelia
Did you know that Madam Walker played a pivotal role in helping to elevate the issue of equal rights for African-Americans onto an international stage.
“The National Race Congress selected civil rights activist Reverend William H. Jernagin as their envoy, and the International League of Darker People elected Madam C.J. Walker, Marcus Garvey and Reverend Adam Clayton Powell Sr., as delegates to attend the conference France. “The National Race Congress elected civil rights advocate Rev. William H. Jernigan its representative to the peace conference. The International League of Darker Peoples emerged. The league was born on January 2,1919 at the Hudson River Estate of black businesswoman C.J. Walker. Principals included Walker, Marcus Garvey, socialist A. Philip Randolph, and Harlem community leader Rev. Adam Clayton Powell Sr. Its primary purpose was to help the plethora of black groups make coherent demands at Versailles”
Thanks, Ms. Johnson, for visiting our site. Yes, I discovered the information about Madam Walker’s participation with the ILDP about twenty years ago while doing research for my book, On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C. J. Walker. I include quite a bit of information about the organization and its members based on Madam Walker’s personal correspondence and research at the National Archives and in historical black newspapers. What makes Madam Walker’s life interesting to me is, in fact, her interest in politics, culture and the arts.
I hope you’ll have a chance to read On Her Own Ground.
I’m in a speech class and I had to do a special occasion speech. I don’t know why Madam C.J. Walker pop into my head to do an introduction for her as the business woman of the year. I ‘m glad I found this website bcause I was a little worried that I would have to pick someone else. She’s a great inspiration to any woman that is looking to be an entrepreneur. Thank You for this website Ms. A’lelia
I was delighted to see this site, I have always been a fan of this inspiring lady. She has always been in my thinking from my early years in becoming a professional Hair Designer. Every time I do a presentation I always try to use imformation from my favourite Lady. It was extermely pleasant to come accross such a fabulous site with good information.Keep this up.
Such motivation of an individual has moved me to become the person I am today.
Hi my name is Alita and I am doing a report on Madam C.J. Walker. She has been my shero. The reason why I say this is when I was in the second grade I had to do a report on her and I always wanted to go into some type of cosmetic feild. Well now I am a current student at the Jefferson County Joint Vocational School and I am taking cosmetology and this is my senior year. Once again I decided to do a project on her and this time it is more detailed and I have read two of your books. I have been very excited to come across her work in our cosmo books. I hope that this shows you that people love your great great grandmother.
Madam CJ Walker is certainly a woman that we can all admire now. i would like to thank you for this wonderful website in order to keep your great great grandmothers story and legacy alive. thank you so much for all the research and the information that you have provided for us that admire women like Madam CJ Walkers! This is very helpful for my Women’s History Class!
Hi Ari,
We are so glad you found the website
helpful. I hope you’ll visit us on Facebook
and on our Walker Family blog at
http://www.madamwalkerfamilyarchives.wordpress.com
Best wishes,
A’Lelia
http://www.aleliabundles.com
it must be cool to be a descendant of such a wonderful peson. My hair wouldnt look half as good if it wasnt for her…im doing some more research of her because im kinda a history geek but mostly because she such an intelligent beautiful lady with the potential, hard work, and motivation to be a black enteurpenuer…! Cool website…made my day
Dear Ms. Mills-Gladney,
Thank you for visiting our website. I’m so glad you enjoyed learning more about Madam Walker. And, yes, it’s a privilege to be part of the Walker family and to know that others can be inspired by Madam Walker’s life.
Best wishes,
A’Lelia Bundles
http://www.aleliabundles.com
Thank You so much for posting this valuable history. The home is so beautiful. I just have one complaint. You don’t talk about the pipe organ in the home enough. Im an organists and I would love more detail. You dont even have a piece on this website of it being played so we can hear what it sounds like! Why is that? Home Pipe Organ installations of the early 20th century were status symbols of the rich. Whether they were Skinner, Aeolian, Moller, or Estey pipe organs. PLEASE POST this organ being played and post the schematics of the organ and pictures of the pipes and chambers and console. The organ is the SOUL of the home. In the video of this home it was described as her PRIZED possession. Please post more on the organ and it being played. Im sure its sound beautiful.
Dear Mr. Henry,
Thank you very much for visiting our website. I agree with you that Villa Lewaro is a beautiful home. I truly wish we could post audio of the organ, but it hasn’t been in working condition for many years. I do talk more about the organ in my book, On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C. J. Walker. I also have spoken with a protegee of the famous organist, Melville Charlton, who played the organ on visits to the home.
Best wishes,
A’Lelia Bundles
(www.aleliabundles.com)
I am a hair care professional that has been inspired for many years by Madam Walker. Her courage is evident, even to this day. My respect is tremendous, she has paved the way for millions. The Spirit of Tenacity that she embodied lives in many of us today. I would like to personally thank you for this site. When ever challenges come along, it is a great source of encouragement. Because she could accomplish her goals at that time in our history, I have no excuse or reason for not accomplishing mine.
Thank You Again.
Ruth Smith
Ms. Smith,
Thank you very much for your kind comments. It is a joy to provide information about Madam Walker’s life and to know that her example still inspires others.
I hope you’ll visit us on Facebook (you can just click on the Facebook icon on our home page at http://www.madamcjwalker.com) so you can keep up with all the things we are doing to keep Madam Walker’s legacy alive. I also invite you to visit our Walker Archives site at http://www.madamwalkerfamilyarchives.wordpress.com.
A’Lelia
(www.aleliabundles.com)
Hello A’Lelia,
I came across this website after doing research for my own interest. It is great that you have website to let individuals know the facts of Madam C.J. Walker – because not all sources are correct. Just recently I stumbled across a magazine from the 30′s or 40′s called Glamour Parade, with Lena Horne on the front cover. On the bottom of the magazine it says… Presented Through The Courtesy Of The Mme. C.J. Walker Manufacturing Co. Inside it is marketing her products and has pictures of other notable black stars such as: Marion Anderson, Marva Louis, The Jones Brothers, and more! At the end it has a picture of the headquarters (which at that time it was $1,000,000,00) also a picture and Bio of Madam C.J Walker, as well as a picture and short caption of A’Lelia. I thought this was VERY interesting and I am happy I came across it. I wish you well.
Thank you!
Alyssa
Dear Alyssa,
Thanks so much for visiting our website and for sharing the magazine article you found. The Walker Company had a wonderful historical association with many of our great entertainers and entrepreneurs. We’re always thrilled that people still are inspired by Madam Walker’s legacy. Today we keep her story alive through our Madam Walker Family Archives (the largest private collection of Walker photos, business records, letters, furniture, clothing and personal artifacts), through our books and speeches and through the Madam Walker Theatre Center, a National Historic Landmark in Indianapolis.
All best wishes,
A’Lelia
Hi ! Im a french black woman and student by the way ! In France we didn’t have people like Madam C.J Walker or Oprah Winfrey and its inspire me every single day of my life !
Thanks for transmit this inheritance !
I am doing a project for a African American Science Class. I wanted to make sure that got the right links and information to complete my project. I made sure to site the sources and pictures that I found back to your site and other site that I got the information from. This is a great site and i found the information very helpful. I really thought all this time she invented the pressing comb ! Thanks so much !
Hello Amari Jackson,
I so glad that you found our Madam Walker Official Biography site helpful. If you’d like to see more photos of her you could visit our Madam Walker Family Archives blog at http://www.madamwalkerfamilyarchives.wordpress.com and my personal website at http://www.aleliabundles.com.
I also would encourage you to consider reading my book, On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C. J. Walker, for even more information. You can check your local library’s website to see if they have the book or you can order it from Amazon.com
Good luck on your project.
Best wishes,
A’Lelia Bundles
Wow she is such an amazing woman. i love to read about women that make a difference in the world she sounded like a great and bright person. is there any other little small things she did that i could put in my report??
Hello Ms. Chambers,
Thanks very much for visiting our site. In additional to the “Bio” section of this site and the exerpt from my book, On Her Own Ground, that appears on the home page at http://www.madamcjwalker.com, you can read more stories about Madam Walker on the blog at http://www.aleliabundles.com and at http://www.madamwalkerfamilyarchives.wordpress.com. Good luck on your report!
A’Lelia Bundles