54 indie stylist Volume 3 Issue 1
1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s
1867—Madam
Gardonia from
Galveston, Texas,
is considered the
first known female
barber of record.
1890s—Louisa
Grosse is the
Proprietress of
the Lady Barbers'
Association, 65
Chancery Lane,
London, England.
1924—Female
barbers are
allowed to join the
Barbers' Union.
1894—Charlotte
"Lottie" Chettle
is laughed out of
Court 9, Queen's
Bench Division
of the High
Court of Justice
in the Strand for
announcing she
was a barber.
1922—Lorena
Upper, a barber
who owns a
barbershop, is
charged under the
"red light" law on
the allegation she
is using rooms in
the building at
309 Holly Street,
Bellingham,
Washington,
for "immoral
purposes." She
is fined $300 and
prohibited from
using her shop
for 6 months. She
denies the charges.
"Female Barbers at Work."
The Illustrated Police News, April 5, 1890
A barber's union certificate,
circa 1890s.
"The Female Barber of Galveston, TX."
Frank Leslie's Illustrated News,
November 23, 1867.
