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  1. hairdressing - Encyclopedia.com

    Jun 11, 2018 · Hairdressing is a profession that has appealed to both male and female practitioners. While in earlier periods, male hairdressers (often called barbers) mainly worked with male hair and …

  2. Alberto-Culver Company - Encyclopedia.com

    Jun 27, 2018 · 1955: Leonard H. Lavin buys Alberto VO5 Conditioning Hairdressing and founds Alberto-Culver Company. 1961: Company goes public, introduces Alberto VO5 Hair Spray, and establishes …

  3. Hairstyles - Encyclopedia.com

    HAIRSTYLES Standards of beauty have varied enormously according to time and place. Yet as long as people have ordered their social relations, hairdressing has had a role in the struggle for status and …

  4. Sassoon, Vidal - Encyclopedia.com

    SASSOON, Vidal (b. 17 January 1928 in London, England), trend-setting hairstylist and entrepreneur who promoted the wash-and-go, easy-to-manage, "Sassoon bob" hair-style of the 1960s and whose …

  5. Black Beauty - Encyclopedia.com

    Black Beauty Anna Sewell 1877 Introduction Author Biography Plot Summary Characters Themes Style Historical Context Critical Overview Criticism Further Reading Introduction Black Beauty, first …

  6. Gibson, Ted 1965 (?)– - Encyclopedia.com

    Ted Gibson 1965 (?)– Hairstylist, entrepreneur As a hairstylist to the stars at his chic Fifth Avenue salon in New York City, Ted Gibson kept his promise not to repeat celebrity gossip. He was instrumental in …

  7. Hair and Beauty Culture in the United States - Encyclopedia.com

    Hair and Beauty Culture in the United States African-American men and women have often used their hair and faces as sites of artistry and as a means of self-expression. Enslaved Africans brought …

  8. Alaska - Encyclopedia.com

    May 21, 2018 · Alaska State of Alaska ORIGIN OF STATE NAME: From the Aleut word " alyeska," meaning "great land." NICKNAME: Land of the Midnight Sun; The Last Frontier. CAPITAL: Juneau. …

  9. S | Encyclopedia.com

    May 29, 2018 · S, s [Called ‘ess’]. The 19th LETTER of the Roman ALPHABET as used for English. It originated as the Phoenician symbol for a voiceless sibilant. The Greeks adopted it as the letter …

  10. Greenberg, Robert 1940– - Encyclopedia.com

    Robert Greenberg1940– Chief executive officer, Skechers USA Nationality: American. Born: 1940, in Boston, Massachusetts. Education: Attended hairdressing school. Family: Son of Harry Greenberg …