Black Images and the Politics of Beauty How Black-owned charm schools and modeling agencies challenged stereotypes of African American women after World War II.

Ashawnta Jackson; Malia McAndrew

Black Images and the Politics of Beauty How Black-owned charm schools and modeling agencies challenged stereotypes of African American women after World War II.

Ashawnta Jackson
, Malia McAndrew

John Carroll University

Research output: Other contribution

Original language	American English
State	Published - Mar 1 2021

Keywords

Beauty Culture
Modeling
Charm Schools
African American History

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History

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