Herstory of the Hairstory: Hair: A Qualitative Study of the Psychological Implications & Emotional Effects Hair Has on African American Women

This book sheds light on the psychological implications and emotional effects believed to exist as a generational effect of post-traumatic slavery residue.

The telling of many different, yet very similar “hairstories”, produces salient thematic factors discussed in this study. It is my hope that one day our society and mental health professionals come to understand how hair impacts the psyche of African-American, and Multi-racial females.