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Martha Matilda Harper (September 10, 1857 – August 3, 1950) was an American businesswoman, entrepreneur, and inventor who launched modern retail franchising [1] and then built an international network of 500 franchised hair salons that emphasized healthy hair care.
In October 2017 Regis Corporation sold its Regis Salons, MasterCuts, and UK Supercuts to The Beautiful Group. [4] These salons became franchises keeping the same brand names. At the end of December 2019 Regis terminated its franchise agreements with The Beautiful Group and took back 200 salons [ 5 ] with the stated intention of finding a new buyer.
The Oppressed Head: A Historical Review of the Beauty and Identity of Black Women’s Hair and Headdress Tuesday, Feb. 13. 3 to 5 p.m.Higgins Lounge, Dana Commons, 2nd floor at Clark University ...
Around 1904, Breedlove became a sales agent for Annie Turnbo Malone, an African-American businesswoman who founded a company in 1900 manufacturing a "Wonderful Hair Grower." Before 1900, several other black women called themselves "hair growers" and advertised in black newspapers, including the Baltimore Afro-American and the St. Louis Palladium.
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The leading beauty salon for black women in Washington was operated by the sisters Elizabeth Cardozo Parker (1900–1981) and Margaret Cardozo Holmes (1898–1991) from 1929 to 1971. The Cardozo Sisters Hair Stylists expanded to five storefronts stretching an entire city block near the campus of Howard University, with 25 employees assisting up ...
The panels would be similar to those in other Massachusetts cities, and to a Commission on Latino Affairs that already exists in Worcester. Worcester looks into creating commissions focused on ...
The development of hair-styling products, particularly setting sprays, hair-oil and hair-cream, influenced the way hair was styled and the way people around the world wore their hair day to day. Women's hairstyles of the 1950s were in general less ornate and more informal than those of the 1940s, with a "natural" look being favoured, even if it ...