{"product_id":"self-made","title":"Self Made","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe book behind the Netflix series, starring Octavia Spencer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of the most fabulous African-American figures of the twentieth century' Ishmael Reed\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMadam Walker was the first free-born child in her family, growing up in abject poverty in post-Civil War America. From humble beginnings, she overcame societal prejudice, family betrayals and epic business rivalries to pioneer cosmetics that revolutionised black hair care, build a beauty empire, and become one of the wealthiest self-made women in America. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNot only an astute businesswoman, but a passionate activist and philanthropist, Madam Walker provided jobs and training for thousands of African American women across the country, and used her wealth to fight for equality, forming friendships with important civil rights voices such as W. E. B. Du Bois, Booker T. Washington and Ida B. Wells-Barnett along the way. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawn from more than two decades of research by her great-great-granddaughter, journalist and historian A'Lelia Bundles, \u003ci\u003eSelf Made \u003c\/i\u003eis the definitive biography of Madam Walker's inspirational life and an illuminating insight into the larger African American struggle in the early twentieth century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An important piece of history' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A fascinating portrait of an astonishing woman' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePreviously published as \u003ci\u003eOn Her Own Ground\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u0026gt;","brand":"Oxfordbookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44787490816179,"sku":"9781529345506","price":559.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/4164\/4723\/files\/blk_imp_17477375039781529345506.jpg?v=1762820242","url":"https:\/\/oxfordbookstore.com\/products\/self-made","provider":"Oxfordbookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}