Book ID: CBB225647935

Plucked: A History of Hair Removal (2015)

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"From the clamshell razors and homemade lye depilatories used in colonial America to the diode lasers and prescription pharmaceuticals available today, Americans have used a staggering array of tools to remove hair deemed unsightly, unnatural, or excessive. This is true especially for women and girls; conservative estimates indicate that 99% of American women have tried hair removal, and at least 85% regularly remove hair from their faces, armpits, legs, and bikini lines. How and when does hair become a problem--what makes some growth "excessive"? Who or what separates the necessary from the superfluous? In Plucked, historian Rebecca Herzig addresses these questions about hair removal. She shows how, over time, dominant American beliefs about visible hair

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Review Peter N. Stearns (2015) Review of "Plucked: A History of Hair Removal". Journal of American History (pp. 518-519). unapi

Review Julia Kirk Blackwelder (2016) Review of "Plucked: A History of Hair Removal". American Historical Review (pp. 254-255). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Vladimirovich, Suslov Andrey
Sparks, Randy J.
Nikolaevich, Nikolenko Vladimir
Sergeevna, Kozhemiako Anastasia
Nikolaevich, Chairkin Ivan
Meyer, Sébastien
Concepts
Human body
Women and health
Hair
Gender identity
Aesthetics
Medicine
Time Periods
19th century
20th century, early
18th century
20th century
17th century
Medieval
Places
United States
England
Spain
Italy
France
Europe
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