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1980: THE PROFESSIONAL WOMAN
1980: THE PROFESSIONAL WOMAN
Copper rod, neckties, thread
8 x 7 x 10 inches
2007

The eighties marked the time when women really started to break into professions widely dominated by men. The first American female astronaut went into space, and the first female justice was appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court. The use of men's neckties as the material for this hairstyle symbolizes the career minded woman.