Plitt (U. of Rochester) tells the tale of Canadian-born Harper (1857-1950) who moved to the US in 1888 and pioneered the idea of a public hairdressing salon based on health-conscious precepts. She finds that she advocated practices that are still considered progressive today, such as urging franchisees to be accommodating to customers and employees, establishing childcare centers in the shops, pursuing principled endeavors, and avoiding dangerous beauty aids and processes to focus on enhancing people's nature beauty. She became very successful. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)