Martha Matilda Harper was put to work as a servant...  ...New York, and set about her plan to open a public beauty salon . It was a novel idea in 1888. After nearly a qua...  ...each sphere were spreading the word about the new salon . Susan B. Anthony was a friend and client.The beauty...

The hair dryers in salons of my childhood looked like space helmets, and it...  ...Blend looks back at vintage hair dryers and other beauty salon