Students Grades 1 - 12

Welcome to the Official Madam C. J. Walker website, which is designed to help students prepare reports and presentations about Madam Walker.

Because the foundation of a well-written paper is research, we urge you to read the material that already is provided on the website before sending your questions.

The following links should answer most of your questions:

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

MADAM WALKER’S BIO

A’LELIA WALKER’S BIO

BIBLIOGRAPHY

BOOK EXCERPT

AUDIO/VIDEO
     SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION LEMELSON CENTER PODCAST
Inventive Voices Interviews A'Lelia Bundles/Free iPod download
   Click #10 and #11 "Madam Walker" 2/13/2009
Students: This is a great interview with info about Madam Walker

    HGTV VIDEO ABOUT MADAM WALKER
Click for excellent video about Walker's life

    PBS AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY TIMELINE

   Click for video of Walker's great-great-granddaughter's interview on Walker

OTHER LINKS
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Madam Walker Lesson Plan
Madam Walker and J. C. Penney
http://www.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/walker/Walker.htm

INDIANA HISTORICAL SOCIETY (www.indianahistory.org)

Click for Nickelodeon video poem about Madam Walker

Click for America.gov podcast about Madam Walker

ARTICLES ABOUT MADAM WALKER (Also click "BIBLIOGRAPHY"):

Harvard Business School Madam Walker Case Study (June 25, 2007)

U. S. State Department "Business Savvy to Generous Philanthropy" Mar 1, 2010

A'Lelia Bundles Donates Walker Photo to National Portrait Gallery (2008)

Scholastic Search

Gale Group Biography

New York Times Obituary May 26, 1919

Finding Dulcinea: Librarian of the Internet December 23, 2009

A'Lelia Bundles speaks about Madam Walker January 27, 2010

AAUW Blog about Madam Walker February 26, 2009

Harvard Business School Great American Leaders of the 20th Century

Wealthy Sistas Blog Radio interview about Madam Walker May 3, 2010

Jim Crow Museum/Ferris State University August 2009