Women Behind the Curtain: Rose Morgan

<p>Rose Morgan (c. 1912-2008) was a beauty pioneer and the founder of the Rose Meta House of Beauty, the premier Black salon of Harlem. She created a new type of salon, where clients were pampered and attended to according to their own beauty, rather than the beauty standards of the era. She was also an entrepreneur, helping found New York’s only Black-owned commercial bank.</p> <p><strong>For Further Reading:</strong></p> <ul> <li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/rose-morgan-39">Oral History with Rose Morgan</a></li> <li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/10/obituaries/rose-morgan-overlooked.html">Overlooked No More: Rose Morgan, a Pioneer in Hairdressing and Harlem</a></li> <li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.harlemworldmagazine.com/she-was-a-harlem-owner-of-the-largest-african-american-beauty-parlor-in-the-world-founder-of-freedom-national-bank-and-wife-of-joe-louis/">Harlem World Magazine</a></li> </ul> <p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">This month, we're pulling back the curtain to reveal women overlooked in their own lifetimes or in our historical accounts of the eras in which they lived. We're talking about the activists, thinkers, leaders, artists, and innovators history has forgotten.</p> <p>History classes can get a bad rap, and sometimes for good reason. When we were students, we couldn’t help wondering... where were all the ladies at? Why were so many incredible stories missing from the typical curriculum? Enter, Womanica. On this Wonder Media Network podcast we explore the lives of inspiring women in history you may not know about, but definitely should.</p> <p>Every weekday, listeners explore the trials, tragedies, and triumphs of groundbreaking women throughout history who have dramatically shaped the world around us. In each 5 minute episode, we’ll dive into the story behind one woman listeners may or may not know–but definitely should. These diverse women from across space and time are grouped into easily accessible and engaging monthly themes lik