| A Hairdresser's Experience in High Life Contributor(s): Potter, Eliza (Author), Dean, Sharon G. (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0195061985 ISBN-13: 9780195061987 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $83.60 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 1991 Annotation: Eliza Potter's 1859 autobiography expresses her indignation, abolitionist sentiments, fiery temper, and sheer joy of life as she reveals the private selves of the white women whose heads she "combed." As an insider on the margins, her identity provides a unique vantage point for her story and that of the elites of nineteenth-century Cincinnati society. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - General - Biography & Autobiography | Women - Literary Collections | American - General |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 90042590 |
| Physical Information: 1.14" H x 4.95" W x 6.84" (0.76 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - Midwest - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Geographic Orientation - Ohio - Locality - Cincinnati, Ohio - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Topical - Black History |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Eliza Potter's 1859 autobiography expresses her indignation, abolitionist sentiments, fiery temper, and sheer joy of life as she reveals the private selves of the white women whose heads she combed. As an insider on the margins, her identity provides a unique vantage point for her story and that of the elites of nineteenth-century Cincinnati society. |