Rapunzel's Daughters: What Women's Hair Tells Us About Women's LivesThe first book to explore the role of hair in women's lives and what it reveals about their identities, intimate relationships, and work lives |
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... husband's pleasure in my long hair. As members of the “counterculture” during the late 1960s and early 1970s, both of us considered long, free-flowing hair not only attractive but also a declaration of personal liberty and political ...
... husband describes admiringly as a “power haircut.” Still mostly black, my hair sparkles with gray. For now, I savor the salt-and-pepper contrast and the added authority it affords me—at five feet tall and usually wearing jeans and ...
... husbands, and employers; lose sleep over our choices; and sometimes lose sleep to protect our hairstyles once we've ... husband wants you to dye it, or your boss wants you to wear it more professionally—or more sexily. I hope, though ...
... husband win the presidency. More recently, she adopted a shorter, simpler, and more professional style while running for the U.S. Senate. Similarly, Paula Jones tried to improve her image while suing then-President Bill Clinton for ...
... husband and me, other men and women of the 1960s counterculture wore unrestrained long hair to set themselves apart both from their parents' generation and from their “straight” peers. In the same manner, regardless of gender, punks ...
Contents
TWO Hot Combs and Scarlet Ribbons | |
THREE Ponytails and Purple Mohawks | |
FOUR What We Do for Love | |
FIVE Paychecks and Power Haircuts | |
SIX Bald Truths | |
SEVEN At the Salon | |
EIGHT Ill Dye Until I Die | |
NINE No More Bad Hair Days | |
Notes | |
Bibliography | |
Acknowledgments | |
Other editions - View all
Rapunzel's Daughters: What Women's Hair Tells Us about Women's Lives Rose Weitz Limited preview - 2004 |
Rapunzel's Daughters: What Women's Hair Tells Us about Women's Lives Rose Weitz No preview available - 2004 |
Rapunzel's Daughters: What Women's Hair Tells Us about Women's Lives Rose Weitz No preview available - 2005 |