Beauty Shop Politics: African American Women's Activism in the Beauty Industry - Women, Gender, and Sexuality in American History - Tiffany M. Gill - Books - University of Illinois Press - 9780252076961 - March 1, 2010
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Beauty Shop Politics: African American Women's Activism in the Beauty Industry - Women, Gender, and Sexuality in American History


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Shows how black beauticians in the Jim Crow era parlayed their economic independence and access to a public community space into platforms for activism. This book argues that the beauty industry played a crucial role in the creation of the modern black female identity.


208 pages, 7 black & white photographs

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released March 1, 2010
ISBN13 9780252076961
Publishers University of Illinois Press
Pages 208
Dimensions 152 × 226 × 16 mm   ·   317 g

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