Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
6.6
Points
27.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
164143
Points per Word
0.000164
Page Count
375
Points per Page
0.072
Description
Born to former slaves on a Louisiana plantation in 1867, Madam C. J. Walker rose from poverty to become America's first black female millionaire, the head of a hugely successful company, and a leading philanthropist in African American causes.