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 |
