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Three exceedingly silly middle-aged women discuss hair removal, hair dyeing, air brushed tee-shirts, and Spike from Buffy. SHOW NOTES: Hair Removal: Plucked: A History of Hair Removal, Rebecca M. Herzig Naked to the Bone by Bettyann  Kevles The Invisible Rays Seen Round the World by Lish James Collins, P. (2007). Nothing but a ray of light. New Scientist, 195(2620), 68-69. https://www.ozy.com/true-and-stories/when-hair-removal-was-a-public-health-crisis/220770/ https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/the-most-terrifying-hair-removal-methods-of-all-time Hair dye:  Fashion: The Mirror of History by Michael Batterberry and Ariane Batterberry Fashions in Hair, the first 5000 years by Richard Colson https://www.byrdie.com/hair-color-history https://www.encyclopedia.com/sports-and-everyday-life/fashion-and-clothing/clothing-jewelry-and-personal-adornment/hair-coloring https://fyeahhistory.com/2018/01/13/the-horrifying-history-of-hair-dye/

Episode Notes: Sources: Web: https://historydaily.org/crinoline-victorian-fashion https://bizarrevictoria.wordpress.com/2015/12/04/death-by-crinoline/ https://www.wondersandmarvels.com/2012/08/death-by-crinoline.html https://fiveminutehistory.com/crinolineomania-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-crinoline-empire/ https://www.racked.com/2017/12/19/16710276/burning-dresses-history https://www.racked.com/2017/12/19/16710276/burning-dresses-history https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=HsFYAAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false Books: Bowman, Karen. Corsets and Codpieces: A Social History of Outrageous Fashion. New York: Skyhorse, 2016. Gernsheim, Alison. Victorian & Edwardian Fashion. New York: Dover Publications, 1981. Nightingale, Florence. Notes On Nursing: What It Is, and What It Is Not. London: Harrison, 1859. Vincent, Susan J. The Anatomy of Fashion. New York: Berg, 2009. Articles: “The Perils of Crinoline.” New York Times, March 16, 1858 “Christianity and Crinoline.” New York Times, September 15, 1858 “Crinoline: A Real Social Evil.” The Guardian, October 16, 1861 “Secesh in Petticoats.” New York Times, November 2, 1862 “Mrs. Cleveland Against It.” New York Times, February 19, 1893 “The Shocking Age.” New York Times, September 20, 1925  

Two exceedingly silly middle-aged women discuss the Victorians' love for deadly dyes and poisonous complexion remedies. This episode's sponsor is UniBlow (an exceedingly silly ad by Darryl Wade of The Black Fedora  https://www.charlestonmysteries.com/). SHOW NOTES: Sources for Arsenic Dye: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2016/10/dress-hat-fashion-clothing-mercury-arsenic-poison-history/#close https://www.racked.com/2017/3/17/14914840/green-dye-history-death https://theattic.jezebel.com/the-arsenic-dress-how-poisonous-green-pigments-terrori-1738374597 Fashion Victims: The Dangers of Past and Present by Alison Matthews David Sources for Arsenic in Beauty Products: https://www.globalfounders.london/blog/dangerous-beauty-a-short-history-of-hazardous-cosmetics-and-nat https://www.thecut.com/2013/12/most-dangerous-beauty-through-the-ages.html

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