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Edna L. Emme (April 14, 1899 – August 22, 1995) was a cosmetologist and a community leader. She founded the National Hairdressers and Cosmetologists Association, now known as the National Cosmetology Association.[1][2] Emme served five times as the president of the association.

Legacy

The brand name TRESemmé of the haircare products manufactured by the Godefroy Manufacturing Company, is a wordplay on the French for "well-loved" (French: très-aimé) and a reference to Edna L. Emme.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ Gill, Tiffany. Beauty Shop Politics: African American women's activism in the beauty industry. University of Illinois Press.
  2. ^ M., Gill, Tiffany (2010). Beauty shop politics : African American women's activism in the beauty industry. Urbana: University of Illinois Press. ISBN 0252076966. OCLC 361888141.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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