The Salon

on the path I originally mapped for myself. My grandmother always said that if you wanted to make God laugh all you had to do was tell him your plan. Growing up, my mother owned a beauty salon/barber shop which gave me a chance to observe people from the many walks of life. Spending nearly every day in her salon taught me not to judge others based solely on the opinions of others whom often assume before they truly know the facts. My grandmothers, one a teacher and minister the other a deputy…

world someday, my first quest is to travel the U.S in a school bus that I have been saving up to buy. After high school and college that is my plan. My friends have also been saving up with me to remodel the inside and make it a home. My mom owns a salon, and she let us use her place for all of us girls to get ready. She curled our hair, and helped us pick out cute summer dresses to wear for the ceremony. My dress was simple,…

my own to learn the rest. I cannot say that I was comfortable performing the job on my own at that point. Eventually, I perfected my technique by experimenting and learning what worked the best for me, but it was different than what others in the salon were doing when it came to…

Intersectionality is “the interconnected nature of social categorizations such as race, class, and gender as they apply to a given individual or group, regarded as creating overlapping and interdependent systems of discrimination or disadvantage” (Dictionary.com). Throughout this course so far, we’ve read various essays from a number of authors, each offering different viewpoints of intersectionality experienced by various groups of people and using that in order to get their points across. Of…

In 1905 the Oxford University Press published Bonnie Smith’s article Gender and the Practice of Scientific Research: The Seminar and Archival Research in the Nineteenth Century in the American Historical Review. Smith’s article is able to demonstrate to the reader what factors led to historical science becoming such a male dominated profession in the nineteenth century. Smith’s article argues, among other things, that the two practices in scientific history, the seminar and archival research,…

there are examples of the world suffering as slaves. "There are an estimated 21 million people enslaved today, 4.5 million of which are in the sex industry" (mam forbes). Mam says that she celebrated the opening of a beauty salon named after her on October 11, 2013. This beauty salon is partnered with Esteé Lauder to implement a suite of education and training courses for survivors of slavery. Also, AFESIP Cambodia, an organization Mam co-founded, has "combated sexual slavery by rescuing victims…

services. Make sure to read her blog as well for expert tips on how to care for curly hair! Q: Why curly hair? What drove you to help women take care of their curls? A: I read “Curly Girl: The Handbook” by Lorraine Massey in 2006 while working at a salon and was intrigued. A few years later, I revisited the book while trying to help a curly-haired neighbour, and…

Known as the “father of haute couture” and “the first couturier”, Charles Frederick Worth’s renown in the fashion industry remains consistent from the establishment of his fashion salon in 1858. Many garments made by Worth are housed by numbers of institutions, including the Costume Institute, The Victoria and Albert Museum, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, as evidences of Worth’s success in the fashion industry. Worth designed dress from prominent figures from all around the world, who would…

Cosmetologists are experts in all things beauty. These beauty specialists are well known for their hair and makeup artistry, and are also skilled in improving the health and beauty of skin and nails. Cosmetology is the broadest and most encompassing of all salon professionals, as it involves working with makeup, skin, hair, and nails. In the United States, cosmetologists have to be licensed in order to apply their oriented skills. However, each State has different requirements in the national…

Elizabeth did discuss the process of medication, but Dimensions Wellness were not discussed. Elizabeth did not discuss inside information about the Rent Lock Program. Elizabeth showed me different areas of the community the nail and hair salon, she explain to me how they had transporation and took the residence to Walmart. Elizabeth gave me a tour of an occupied Petite room which she let me know while showing me the room that it rented for $2975.00 a month the most "economical space" that Blue…