Author | : Jane R. Plitt |
Publisher | : Syracuse University Press |
Total Pages | : 214 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780815606383 |
"Born in Ontario, Canada, Harper struggled for twenty-five years as a servant to change her life and that of other working-class women. In 1888, after immigrating to the United States, she pioneered the idea of a public hairdressing salon based on health-conscious precepts. Within three years, her concept was enthusiastically embraced by both the social elite and suffragettes across the country, including Susan B. Anthony and Mrs. Alexander Graham Bell.".