Beauty shop politics: African American women's activism in the beauty industry
"Beauty Shop Politics 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. Ful...
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| Institution: | ETUI-European Trade Union Institute |
| Format: | TEXT |
| Language: | English |
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Urbana
2010
University of Illinois Press |
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| Online Access: | https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19395468124911136409-Beauty-shop-politics-african-a.htm |
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| author | Gill, Tiffany M. |
| author_facet | Gill, Tiffany M. |
| collection | Library items |
| description | "Beauty Shop Politics 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. Full description." |
| format | TEXT |
| geographic | USA |
| id | 19395468124911136409_65c3795b77ab409e994a885729f99031 |
| institution | ETUI-European Trade Union Institute |
| is_hierarchy_id | 19395468124911136409_65c3795b77ab409e994a885729f99031 |
| is_hierarchy_title | Beauty shop politics: African American women's activism in the beauty industry |
| language | English |
| physical | 192 p. Paper |
| publishDate | 2010 |
| publisher | Urbana University of Illinois Press |
| spellingShingle | Gill, Tiffany M. women Black militancy womens rights beautician cosmetics race relations women managers civil rights history Beauty shop politics: African American women's activism in the beauty industry |
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| title | Beauty shop politics: African American women's activism in the beauty industry |
| topic | women Black militancy womens rights beautician cosmetics race relations women managers civil rights history |
| url | https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19395468124911136409-Beauty-shop-politics-african-a.htm |