Yassana Croizat-Glazer shares a historical perspective on the power of hair and why lockdown haircuts have become a source of angst.
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How Starfish Can Help Us Rethink Gender—and Influence Design
Tel Aviv designer Naama Agassi discusses her trophy design for the iphiGenia Gender Design Award and why it’s based on starfish.
The First American Woman Self-Made Millionaire Made Her Fortune With Hair Products
The first American woman to become a self-made millionaire, Madame C.J. Walker made her money by creating a line of hair products for African American hair.
My Hairy Legs and Me: A Puberty Story
When I was a child my thick hair was a stunner. As the daughter of a dark Latin man and a blonde Eastern European woman, I hit the genetic jackpot.
From Tehran to Tehrangeles: Iranian Women’s Rejection of Body Hair
Iranian women avoid body hair like the plague. The norm is to commit to hairlessness, which is ironic for a population predominantly blessed with thick, dark hair.
This Is Me: How Chronic Illness Taught Me to Stop Hiding
After a year in the hospital, after blood transfusions and surgeries and chemotherapy not for cancer but to halt my immune system’s war against me, the appearance of my 15-year-old body had drastically changed.
The Time I Realized My Hair Defies Gravity
I subscribed to the respectability politics of grooming African American hair, believing if I hid my blackness just enough, I would be acceptable.