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

Plucked: A History of Hair Removal

Biopolitics

Rebecca M. Herzig

280 pages first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction feminism history science challenging informative slow-paced
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Uncovers the history of hair removal practices and sheds light on the prolific culture of beauty From the clamshell razors and homemade lye depilatories used in colonial America to the diode lasers and prescription pharmaceuticals available today,...

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