Whiskerology The Culture of Hair in Nineteenth-Century America Doug Salati Flouting society's expectations for women

Flouting society's expectations for women

</b><br><br><b>“Understated and full of heart

including its composition and physical properties

but tougher and rougher than ever

warmhearted Donna Fitzgerald

Whiskerology The Culture of Hair in Nineteenth-Century America Doug Salati Flouting society's expectations for womenBy: Sarah Gold McBride Published by Harvard University Press, 2025 06 03 A surprising history of human hair in nineteenth century America, where length, texture, color, and coiffure became powerful indicators of race, gender, and national belonging. Hair is always and everywhere freighted with meaning. In nineteenth century America, however, hair took on decisive new significance as the young nation wrestled with its identity. During the colonial