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Episode 3: A Hairy History

Episode 3: A Hairy History

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Three exceedingly silly middle-aged women discuss hair removal, hair dyeing, air brushed tee-shirts, and Spike from Buffy.

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Hair Removal:

Plucked: A History of Hair Removal, Rebecca M. Herzig

Naked to the Bone by Bettyann  Kevles

The Invisible Rays Seen Round the World by Lish James

Collins, P. (2007). Nothing but a ray of light. New Scientist, 195(2620), 68-69.

https://www.ozy.com/true-and-stories/when-hair-removal-was-a-public-health-crisis/220770/

https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/the-most-terrifying-hair-removal-methods-of-all-time


Hair dye:

 Fashion: The Mirror of History by Michael Batterberry and Ariane Batterberry

Fashions in Hair, the first 5000 years by Richard Colson

https://www.byrdie.com/hair-color-history

https://www.encyclopedia.com/sports-and-everyday-life/fashion-and-clothing/clothing-jewelry-and-personal-adornment/hair-coloring

https://fyeahhistory.com/2018/01/13/the-horrifying-history-of-hair-dye/

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