![]() ![]() ![]() In this essay, I address the historic, symbolic associations of women’s hair, with particular reference to the Victorian era and re-imaginings of similar notions in the contemporary. Subject to the rigorous policing of religions, schools and prisons across diverse countries, women’s hair has been imbued with great power. Its representation aligns it with symbolic notions of femininity, female sexuality and all the ambivalent associations that various societies have with these notions. Women’s hair has been a prominent feature of many paintings, folktales, films and literary works over the centuries. ![]()
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