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Vision of Beauty : The Story of Sarah Breedlove Walker by Kathryn Lasky (2000, Hardcover)

An inspiring picture-book biography of a woman who succeeded on her own terms. Born December 23, 1867, Sarah Breedlove Walker was the youngest and first free-born child of Minerva and Owen Breedlove of Delta, Louisiana. As sharecroppers, their lives were hard, but slavery had ended, and the Breedlove family was free. And if you were free, you could dream. VISION OF BEAUTY depicts Sarah Breedlove Walker's rise from a bleak world of poverty and discrimination to unprecedented success as an influential businesswoman and philanthropist. Orphaned at age seven, married and widowed by twenty, Sarah was a young mother struggling as a laundress when she began to lose her hair. Through tenacity and faith, she discovered her own cure, founding the phenomenally successful Mme. C. J. Walker Manufacturing Company. Representing a woman's ability to achieve economic independence, Madam Walker offered a vision of freedom and dignity for her people, and became a powerful role model for women and girls of all races and classes. The story of a woman with the courage to dream--and the determination to build a better life for herself and her race.

Book Title
Vision of Beauty : the Story of Sarah Breedlove Walker
Author
Kathryn Lasky
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Biography & Autobiography / Women, People & Places / United States / African American, General, Biography & Autobiography / General, Biography & Autobiography / Cultural Heritage
Publication Year
2000
Genre
Business & Economics, Juvenile Nonfiction
Number of Pages
48 Pages

Age Range
7-10
Lc Classification Number
Hd9970.5.C672w3547
Grade from
Second Grade
Grade to
Fifth Grade
Reviews
This impressive...book will delight young readers as it gives a sense of this remarkable woman and the times in which she lived. -School Library Journal (starred review)
Illustrated by
Bennett, Nneka
Copyright Date
2000
Target Audience
Juvenile Audience
Lccn
99-019594
Dewey Decimal
338.7/66855/092 B
Intended Audience
Ages 9-12, Ages 4-8, Ages 2-3, under 2 Years
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes

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