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Whiskerology The Culture of Hair in Nineteenth-Century America needs-metadata Informed by the Pharaohs toBy: Sarah Gold McBride Published by Harvard University Press, 2025 06 03 A surprising history of human hair in nineteenth century America, where length, texture, color, and coiffure became powerful indicators of race, gender, and national belonging. Hair is always and everywhere freighted with meaning. In nineteenth century America, however, hair took on decisive new significance as the young nation wrestled with its identity. During the colonial