Beauty shop politics : African American women's activism in the beauty industry
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Main Library - Adult Non-Fiction | 646.72092 G4758b | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Advertising -- Cosmetics -- United States -- History.
African American beauty operators -- Political activity -- History -- 20th century.
African American business enterprises -- History -- 20th century.
African American women political activists -- History -- 20th century.
African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century.
African Americans -- Economic conditions -- 20th century.
African Americans -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
Beauty culture -- Economic aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Beauty culture -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Beauty operators -- United States -- Biography.
Beauty shops -- United States -- History.
Biographies.
Businesswomen -- Political activity -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.
African American beauty operators -- Political activity -- History -- 20th century.
African American business enterprises -- History -- 20th century.
African American women political activists -- History -- 20th century.
African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century.
African Americans -- Economic conditions -- 20th century.
African Americans -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
Beauty culture -- Economic aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Beauty culture -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Beauty operators -- United States -- Biography.
Beauty shops -- United States -- History.
Biographies.
Businesswomen -- Political activity -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.
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Published
Urbana ; University of Illinois Press, 2010.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xi, 192 pages : illustrations, facsimile, portraits ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [169]-185) and index.
Description
This work is a reassessment of black beauty salons as vital sites for social change. Looking through the lens of black business history, it shows how black beauticians in the Jim Crow era parlayed their economic independence and access to a public community space into platforms for activism. The author argues that the beauty industry played a crucial role in the creation of the modern black female identity and that the seemingly frivolous space of a beauty salon actually has stimulated social, political, and economic change. From the founding of the National Negro Business League in 1900 and onward, African Americans have embraced the entrepreneurial spirit by starting their own businesses, but black women's forays into the business world were overshadowed by those of black men. With a broad scope that encompasses the role of gossip in salons, ethnic beauty products, and the social meanings of African American hair textures, she shows how African American beauty entrepreneurs built and sustained a vibrant culture of activism in beauty salons and schools. Enhanced by portrayals of black beauticians and drawing on archival research and oral histories, this work conveys the everyday operations and rich culture of black beauty salons as well as their role in building community.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Gill, T. M. (2010). Beauty shop politics: African American women's activism in the beauty industry . University of Illinois Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gill, Tiffany M. 2010. Beauty Shop Politics: African American Women's Activism in the Beauty Industry. University of Illinois Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gill, Tiffany M. Beauty Shop Politics: African American Women's Activism in the Beauty Industry University of Illinois Press, 2010.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Gill, Tiffany M. Beauty Shop Politics: African American Women's Activism in the Beauty Industry University of Illinois Press, 2010.
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