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Black History Month
African American Women

  THE SPIRIT OF BLACK WOMEN

              PRESENTED BY
             A’ L E L I A B U N D L E S

    D E PA R T M E N T O F T H E T R E A S U R Y
             FEBRUARY 1 6 , 2 0 1 2

        W W W. A L E L I A B U N D L E S . C O M




    (c) Copyright 2011 A’Lelia Bundles www.aleliabundles.com
The Spirit of
  African American
       Women


     Black History
      Month 2012




                      Judith Jamison
                     Director Emeritus
                        Alvin Ailey
(c) Copyright 2011
1985
 Michelle Robinson graduates
 from Princeton



 1988
 Michelle Robinson graduates
 from Harvard Law School



 1992
 Michelle Robinson marries
 Barack Obama



 2009
 Michelle Obama becomes First   First Lady Michelle Obama
 Lady of the United States
                                           1964 -

(c) Copyright 2011
Viola Davis
 1965 Born in South Carolina



 2001 Tony Award- “King
 Hedley II”

 2008 Academy Award
 Nomination – “Doubt”

 2010 Tony Award Best
 Actress- “Fences”

 2012 Screen Actors Guild
 Award – “The Help”

 2012 Academy Award
 Nomination – “The Help”

                                  Viola Davis
                               SAG Award Winner
                                 Oscar Nominee
(c) Copyright 2011
Black women
 are not
 predictable…
 cannot be
 stereotyped




                     Elegant Equestrian



(c) Copyright 2011
1862

 First black woman
 college graduate Jane
 Patterson Oberlin



 1881

 Spelman College
 founded




                         Spelman College Students



(c) Copyright 2011
DEPARMENT OF THE TREASURY

       Azie Taylor Morton   36th Treasurer of the U.S.
           1936 - 2003              1977 - 1981




(c) Copyright 2011
AFRICAN AMERICANS AT TREASURY

         Blanche K. Bruce   Register of the Treasury
            1841 – 1898     1881–1885 and 1897-1898




(c) Copyright 2011
AFRICAN AMERICANS AT TREASURY

           Judson W. Lyons   Register of the Treasury
             1860 – 1924           1898 – 1906




(c) Copyright 2011
AFRICAN AMERICANS AT TREASURY

William Tecumseh Vernon   Register of the Treasury
       1871 - 1944              1906 – 1911




(c) Copyright 2011
AFRICAN AMERICANS AT TREASURY

           James C. Napier   Register of the Treasury
             1845 - 1940           1911 – 1913




(c) Copyright 2011
BUSINESS

                Ursula Burns                  Marie Johns
                                            Former CEO Verizon DE
                     CEO Xerox
                                             Deputy Director, SBA
                       1958 -
                                                    1951 -




(c) Copyright 2011
FINANCE/BANKING

          Maggie Lena Walker           Carla Harris
                 Bank President       Investment Banker
                   1864 - 1934               1963




(c) Copyright 2011
AVIATION/MILITARY
         Mildred Hemmon Carter                  General Marcelite Harris
  First licensed black women pilot in Alabama
            Rejected from the WASPS
                                                First Black Woman General USAF
                     19 21-2011                              1943 -




(c) Copyright 2011
AVIATION

           Bessie Coleman              Mae Jemison
             1892 - 1926                  1956 -




(c) Copyright 2011
ENERGY

            Shirley Ann Jackson                 Vicky Bailey
    Physicist/Chair Nuclear Reg Comm       Former FERC Commissioner
                  1946 -                            1952 -




(c) Copyright 2011
HEALTH CARE

            Susie King Taylor                              Helene Gayle
               Nurse and Teacher
                   1848-1912                               CEO of CARE




(c) Copyright 2011 A’Lelia Bundles www.aleliabundles.com
JOURNALISM

              Charlotta Bass                   Gwen Ifill
         Publisher California Eagle     Moderator “Week in Review”
                1874-1969                         1956 -




(c) Copyright 2011
EDUCATION

    Mary McLeod Bethune                   Ruth Simmons
   President, Bethune Cookman College   President. Brown University
           1875 - 1975                             1945 -




(c) Copyright 2011
DIPLOMACY

       Patricia Roberts Harris               Susan Rice
          Ambassador/Cabinet Sec’y     U.S. Ambassador to the UN
               1924 - 1985                      1964 -




(c) Copyright 2011
JUDICIARY

       Constance Baker Motley                    Deborah Batts
                     Federal Judge                Federal Judge
                      1921 - 2005                    1947 -




(c) Copyright 2011
ELECTED OFFICIALS

              Barbara Jordan           Kamala Harris
            Congresswoman, Texas   Attorney General California
                 1936 - 1996                  1964




(c) Copyright 2011
POLITICAL ACTIVISTS

               Ida B. Wells      Melissa Harris-Perry
                1862 -1931              1973 -




(c) Copyright 2011
SPORTS

                Althea Gibson         Venus & Serena Williams
                Wimbledon 1957               Wimbledon
                  1927 - 2003               2000, 2002 etc




(c) Copyright 2011
THEATRE

      Lorraine Hansberry                     Lynn Nottage
                     1930 - 1965                 1964 -




(c) Copyright 2011
LITERATURE/PULITZER PRIZE

        Gwendolyn Brooks        Toni Morrison
          1917 - 2000               1931 -




(c) Copyright 2011
OPERA

          Sissieretta Jones           Denyce Graves
            1869 - 1933                  1964 -




(c) Copyright 2011
DANCE/CHOREOGRAPHY

          Aida Overton Walker       Judith Jamison
            Dancer/Choreographer   Dancer/Choreographer
                 1880 - 1914               1943




(c) Copyright 2011
ENTREPRENEURS

      Madam C. J. Walker                    Titi and Miko Branch
         1867 - 1919                       Founders, Miss Jessie’s




(c) Copyright 2012 www.aleliabundles.com
1867
Sarah Breedlove is born



         1881
Marries Moses McWilliams




         1885
  Daughter Lelia is born




        1888                                  Birthplace of Sarah Breedlove
                                                  Delta, Louisiana 1867
   McWilliams Dies




                           (c) Copyright 2012 A’Lelia Bundles www.aleliabundles.com
MADAM WALKER’S MANSION

        Villa Lewaro 1924                  Walker Agents Convention




(c) Copyright 2012 www.aleliabundles.com
1888-1905
  Sarah Breedlove
    McWilliams
    moves to St.
       Louis
     Works as a
    washerwoman
    Discovers hair
    care formula


       1906                                Madam Walker’s Early
  Moves to Denver
                                           Advertisement Photos
  Founds company

(c) Copyright 2012 www.aleliabundles.com
Madam Walker
    develops a line of
        products



      1906 - 1908
  Travels throughout
   the United States



            1908
  Moves to Pittsburgh

 Founds Lelia College
  of Beauty Culture                  Madam Walker’s Original Products



(c) Copyright 2012 www.aleliabundles.com
PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION

 Madam Walker 1908                                         Madam Walker 1909




(c) Copyright 2012 A’Lelia Bundles www.aleliabundles.com
1908 – 1918
     Developing a
      business




                                             Madam Walker with her Ohio
                                                     agents

(c) Copyright 2012 A’Lelia Bundles www.aleliabundles.com
1910

    Madam Walker
       Moves to
     Indianapolis




                                           Madam Walker in Indianapolis
                                                     1912

(c) Copyright 2012 A’Lelia Bundles www.aleliabundles.com
Philanthropist
 $1000 YMCA


$5000 NAACP

         $5000
     Daytona Normal
        Institute




                                         Madam Walker with Booker T. Washington
      $95,000
                                                1913 YMCA Dedication
      Bequests                                   Indianapolis, Indiana


(c) Copyright 2012 A’Lelia Bundles www.aleliabundles.com
HARLEM

          136th Street Home                         Madam Walker
                                                School of Beauty Culture




(c) Copyright 2012 www.aleliabundles.com
INSTITUTION
        BUILDER

             AND

        POLITICAL
         ACTIVIST



    Madam Walker
 organized her agents
  into state and local
 clubs in preparation
 for her first national
    Walker Beauty
       Culturists
    Convention in
      August 1917                          Walker Beauty Culturists Convention
                                               Philadelphia | August 1917


(c) Copyright 2012 A’Lelia Bundles www.aleliabundles.com
LEAVING A LEGACY

                                                              On Her Own Ground:
  Madam C. J. Walker Stamp
                                                           The Life and Times of Madam Walker




(c) Copyright 2012 A’Lelia Bundles www.aleliabundles.com
LEAVING A LEGACY

           Villa Lewaro                    Madam Walker Theatre Center
     Irvington-on-Hudson, NY                    Indianapolis, IN




(c) Copyright 2012 www.aleliabundles.com
MADAM WALKER’S SECRET TO SUCCESS


Madam C. J. Walker                                     Giving Herself a Start!

                                                     “There is no royal flower strewn path to
                                                      success…and if there is, I have not
                                                      found it for whatever success I have
                                                      attained has been the result of much
                                                      hard work and many sleepless nights.”

                                                     “I got my start by giving myself a start.
                                                      So don’t sit down and wait for
                                                      opportunity to come. You have to get
                                                      up and make it for yourself!!”




   (c) Copyright 2012 A’Lelia Bundles www.aleliabundles.com
On Her Own Ground by A’Lelia Bundles
                                                           The Association of Black Women Historians’
On Her Own Ground: The Life and                            Best Book on Black Women’s History 2001
Times of Madam C. J. Walker
                                                           A New York Times Notable Book 2001



                                                            To purchase the book


                                                            1) visit the “shop” at
                                                              www.aleliabundles.com

                                                            2) go to www.Amazon.com




(c) Copyright 2012 A’Lelia Bundles www.aleliabundles.com
Madam Walker Websites

                                WWW.MADAMCJWALKER.COM
                                WWW.ALELIABUNDLES.COM
                WWW.MADAMWALKERFAMILYARCHIVES.WORDPRESS.COM




                                 ON FACEBOOK
                        “MADAM C. J. WALKER BIOGRAPHY”
                      “MADAM WALKER AND A’LELIA WALKER
                              FAMILY ARCHIVES”




(c) Copyright 2012 A’Lelia Bundles (www.aleliabundles.com)

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Treasury 2 16-2012 #2 pdf

  • 1. Black History Month African American Women THE SPIRIT OF BLACK WOMEN PRESENTED BY A’ L E L I A B U N D L E S D E PA R T M E N T O F T H E T R E A S U R Y FEBRUARY 1 6 , 2 0 1 2 W W W. A L E L I A B U N D L E S . C O M (c) Copyright 2011 A’Lelia Bundles www.aleliabundles.com
  • 2. The Spirit of African American Women Black History Month 2012 Judith Jamison Director Emeritus Alvin Ailey (c) Copyright 2011
  • 3. 1985 Michelle Robinson graduates from Princeton 1988 Michelle Robinson graduates from Harvard Law School 1992 Michelle Robinson marries Barack Obama 2009 Michelle Obama becomes First First Lady Michelle Obama Lady of the United States 1964 - (c) Copyright 2011
  • 4. Viola Davis 1965 Born in South Carolina 2001 Tony Award- “King Hedley II” 2008 Academy Award Nomination – “Doubt” 2010 Tony Award Best Actress- “Fences” 2012 Screen Actors Guild Award – “The Help” 2012 Academy Award Nomination – “The Help” Viola Davis SAG Award Winner Oscar Nominee (c) Copyright 2011
  • 5. Black women are not predictable… cannot be stereotyped Elegant Equestrian (c) Copyright 2011
  • 6. 1862 First black woman college graduate Jane Patterson Oberlin 1881 Spelman College founded Spelman College Students (c) Copyright 2011
  • 7. DEPARMENT OF THE TREASURY Azie Taylor Morton 36th Treasurer of the U.S. 1936 - 2003 1977 - 1981 (c) Copyright 2011
  • 8. AFRICAN AMERICANS AT TREASURY Blanche K. Bruce Register of the Treasury 1841 – 1898 1881–1885 and 1897-1898 (c) Copyright 2011
  • 9. AFRICAN AMERICANS AT TREASURY Judson W. Lyons Register of the Treasury 1860 – 1924 1898 – 1906 (c) Copyright 2011
  • 10. AFRICAN AMERICANS AT TREASURY William Tecumseh Vernon Register of the Treasury 1871 - 1944 1906 – 1911 (c) Copyright 2011
  • 11. AFRICAN AMERICANS AT TREASURY James C. Napier Register of the Treasury 1845 - 1940 1911 – 1913 (c) Copyright 2011
  • 12. BUSINESS Ursula Burns Marie Johns Former CEO Verizon DE CEO Xerox Deputy Director, SBA 1958 - 1951 - (c) Copyright 2011
  • 13. FINANCE/BANKING Maggie Lena Walker Carla Harris Bank President Investment Banker 1864 - 1934 1963 (c) Copyright 2011
  • 14. AVIATION/MILITARY Mildred Hemmon Carter General Marcelite Harris First licensed black women pilot in Alabama Rejected from the WASPS First Black Woman General USAF 19 21-2011 1943 - (c) Copyright 2011
  • 15. AVIATION Bessie Coleman Mae Jemison 1892 - 1926 1956 - (c) Copyright 2011
  • 16. ENERGY Shirley Ann Jackson Vicky Bailey Physicist/Chair Nuclear Reg Comm Former FERC Commissioner 1946 - 1952 - (c) Copyright 2011
  • 17. HEALTH CARE Susie King Taylor Helene Gayle Nurse and Teacher 1848-1912 CEO of CARE (c) Copyright 2011 A’Lelia Bundles www.aleliabundles.com
  • 18. JOURNALISM Charlotta Bass Gwen Ifill Publisher California Eagle Moderator “Week in Review” 1874-1969 1956 - (c) Copyright 2011
  • 19. EDUCATION Mary McLeod Bethune Ruth Simmons President, Bethune Cookman College President. Brown University 1875 - 1975 1945 - (c) Copyright 2011
  • 20. DIPLOMACY Patricia Roberts Harris Susan Rice Ambassador/Cabinet Sec’y U.S. Ambassador to the UN 1924 - 1985 1964 - (c) Copyright 2011
  • 21. JUDICIARY Constance Baker Motley Deborah Batts Federal Judge Federal Judge 1921 - 2005 1947 - (c) Copyright 2011
  • 22. ELECTED OFFICIALS Barbara Jordan Kamala Harris Congresswoman, Texas Attorney General California 1936 - 1996 1964 (c) Copyright 2011
  • 23. POLITICAL ACTIVISTS Ida B. Wells Melissa Harris-Perry 1862 -1931 1973 - (c) Copyright 2011
  • 24. SPORTS Althea Gibson Venus & Serena Williams Wimbledon 1957 Wimbledon 1927 - 2003 2000, 2002 etc (c) Copyright 2011
  • 25. THEATRE Lorraine Hansberry Lynn Nottage 1930 - 1965 1964 - (c) Copyright 2011
  • 26. LITERATURE/PULITZER PRIZE Gwendolyn Brooks Toni Morrison 1917 - 2000 1931 - (c) Copyright 2011
  • 27. OPERA Sissieretta Jones Denyce Graves 1869 - 1933 1964 - (c) Copyright 2011
  • 28. DANCE/CHOREOGRAPHY Aida Overton Walker Judith Jamison Dancer/Choreographer Dancer/Choreographer 1880 - 1914 1943 (c) Copyright 2011
  • 29. ENTREPRENEURS Madam C. J. Walker Titi and Miko Branch 1867 - 1919 Founders, Miss Jessie’s (c) Copyright 2012 www.aleliabundles.com
  • 30. 1867 Sarah Breedlove is born 1881 Marries Moses McWilliams 1885 Daughter Lelia is born 1888 Birthplace of Sarah Breedlove Delta, Louisiana 1867 McWilliams Dies (c) Copyright 2012 A’Lelia Bundles www.aleliabundles.com
  • 31. MADAM WALKER’S MANSION Villa Lewaro 1924 Walker Agents Convention (c) Copyright 2012 www.aleliabundles.com
  • 32. 1888-1905 Sarah Breedlove McWilliams moves to St. Louis Works as a washerwoman Discovers hair care formula 1906 Madam Walker’s Early Moves to Denver Advertisement Photos Founds company (c) Copyright 2012 www.aleliabundles.com
  • 33. Madam Walker develops a line of products 1906 - 1908 Travels throughout the United States 1908 Moves to Pittsburgh Founds Lelia College of Beauty Culture Madam Walker’s Original Products (c) Copyright 2012 www.aleliabundles.com
  • 34. PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION Madam Walker 1908 Madam Walker 1909 (c) Copyright 2012 A’Lelia Bundles www.aleliabundles.com
  • 35. 1908 – 1918 Developing a business Madam Walker with her Ohio agents (c) Copyright 2012 A’Lelia Bundles www.aleliabundles.com
  • 36. 1910 Madam Walker Moves to Indianapolis Madam Walker in Indianapolis 1912 (c) Copyright 2012 A’Lelia Bundles www.aleliabundles.com
  • 37. Philanthropist $1000 YMCA $5000 NAACP $5000 Daytona Normal Institute Madam Walker with Booker T. Washington $95,000 1913 YMCA Dedication Bequests Indianapolis, Indiana (c) Copyright 2012 A’Lelia Bundles www.aleliabundles.com
  • 38. HARLEM 136th Street Home Madam Walker School of Beauty Culture (c) Copyright 2012 www.aleliabundles.com
  • 39. INSTITUTION BUILDER AND POLITICAL ACTIVIST Madam Walker organized her agents into state and local clubs in preparation for her first national Walker Beauty Culturists Convention in August 1917 Walker Beauty Culturists Convention Philadelphia | August 1917 (c) Copyright 2012 A’Lelia Bundles www.aleliabundles.com
  • 40. LEAVING A LEGACY On Her Own Ground: Madam C. J. Walker Stamp The Life and Times of Madam Walker (c) Copyright 2012 A’Lelia Bundles www.aleliabundles.com
  • 41. LEAVING A LEGACY Villa Lewaro Madam Walker Theatre Center Irvington-on-Hudson, NY Indianapolis, IN (c) Copyright 2012 www.aleliabundles.com
  • 42. MADAM WALKER’S SECRET TO SUCCESS Madam C. J. Walker Giving Herself a Start!  “There is no royal flower strewn path to success…and if there is, I have not found it for whatever success I have attained has been the result of much hard work and many sleepless nights.”  “I got my start by giving myself a start. So don’t sit down and wait for opportunity to come. You have to get up and make it for yourself!!” (c) Copyright 2012 A’Lelia Bundles www.aleliabundles.com
  • 43. On Her Own Ground by A’Lelia Bundles The Association of Black Women Historians’ On Her Own Ground: The Life and Best Book on Black Women’s History 2001 Times of Madam C. J. Walker A New York Times Notable Book 2001  To purchase the book  1) visit the “shop” at www.aleliabundles.com  2) go to www.Amazon.com (c) Copyright 2012 A’Lelia Bundles www.aleliabundles.com
  • 44. Madam Walker Websites WWW.MADAMCJWALKER.COM WWW.ALELIABUNDLES.COM WWW.MADAMWALKERFAMILYARCHIVES.WORDPRESS.COM ON FACEBOOK “MADAM C. J. WALKER BIOGRAPHY” “MADAM WALKER AND A’LELIA WALKER FAMILY ARCHIVES” (c) Copyright 2012 A’Lelia Bundles (www.aleliabundles.com)