{"product_id":"madam-c-j-walkers-gospel-of-giving-black-womens-philanthropy-during-jim-crow-9780252085352","title":"Madam C. J. Walker's Gospel of Giving: Black Women's Philanthropy During Jim Crow","description":"\u003ci\u003eWinner of the\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eAFP\/Skystone Partners Prize for Research on Fundraising and Philanthropy, Association of Fundraising Professionals, 2021\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eTerry McAdam Book Award, given by the Alliance for Nonprofit Management\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003e2023 Peter Dobkin Hall History of Philanthropy Prize from the Association for Research on Nonprofit and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA). \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e Founder of a beauty empire, Madam C. J. Walker was celebrated as America's first self-made female millionaire in the early 1900s. Known as a leading African American entrepreneur, Walker was also devoted to an activist philanthropy aimed at empowering African Americans and challenging the injustices inflicted by Jim Crow. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Tyrone McKinley Freeman's biography highlights how giving shaped Walker's life before and after she became wealthy. Poor and widowed when she arrived in St. Louis in her twenties, Walker found mentorship among black churchgoers and working black women. Her adoption of faith, racial uplift, education, and self-help soon informed her dedication to assisting black women's entrepreneurship, financial independence, and activism. Walker embedded her philanthropy in how she grew her business, forged alliances with groups like the National Association of Colored Women, funded schools and social service agencies led by African American women, and enlisted her company's sales agents in local charity and advocacy work. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Illuminating and dramatic, \u003ci\u003eMadam C. J. Walker's Gospel of Giving\u003c\/i\u003e broadens our understanding of black women's charitable giving and establishes Walker as a foremother of African American philanthropy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTyrone McKinley Freeman\u003c\/b\u003e is an assistant professor of philanthropic studies at Indiana University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50494117740818,"sku":"9780252085352","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ee0f95c7-0cb7-4004-835a-9cb604ba4059.jpg?v=1730660100","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/madam-c-j-walkers-gospel-of-giving-black-womens-philanthropy-during-jim-crow-9780252085352","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}