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Take a look at famous people named Walker, such as Madame C.J. Walker, Kara Walker, and Kath Walker.
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Madam C.J. Walker
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Madam C.J. Walker
Civil Rights Activist, Entrepreneur / 1867 - 1919
Madam C.J. Walker was the first American woman to become a self-made millionaire. Her business was worth more than $1 million at the time of her death.
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Maggie Lena Walker
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- Famous Activists
Maggie Lena Walker
Activist, Entrepreneur / 1864 - 1934
Maggie Lena Walker was grand secretary of the Independent Order of St. Luke, an organization dedicated to the social and financial advancement of African Americans.
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Alice Walker
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Alice Walker
Civil Rights Activist, Women's Rights Activist, Author / 1944 -
Alice Walker is a Pulitzer Prize-winning, African-American novelist and poet most famous for authoring The Color Purple.
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Kara Walker
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- Famous Sagittarians
- Famous Painters
Kara Walker
Painter / 1969 -
Kara Walker is an African-American artist who rose to fame for her use of large paper silhouettes to explore social issues surrounding gender, race and black history.
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Mary Walker
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- Famous Women's Rights Activists
- Famous Surgeons
Mary Walker
Women's Rights Activist, Doctor, Nurse, Surgeon / 1832 - 1919
Mary Walker was a physician and women's rights activist who received the Congressional Medal of Honor for her service during the Civil War.
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Kath Walker
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Kath Walker
Activist, Journalist, Author, Poet / 1920 - 1993
Australian Aboriginal writer and political activist Kath Walker is considered the first of the modern-day Aboriginal protest writers.
profile name: Madam C.J. Walker profile occupation: Civil Rights Activist, Entrepreneur
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profile name: Alice Walker profile occupation: Civil Rights Activist, Women's Rights Activist, Author
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profile name: Kara Walker profile occupation: Painter
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profile name: Maggie Lena Walker profile occupation: Activist, Entrepreneur
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profile name: Mary Walker profile occupation: Women's Rights Activist, Doctor, Nurse, Surgeon
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profile name: Kath Walker profile occupation: Activist, Journalist, Author, Poet
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