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Poppy [sic] Sidiropoulos Outside Her Home Business, 1957, courtesy of Allen & Unwin.

Title
Poppy [sic] Sidiropoulos Outside Her Home Business
Description

Popi Sidiropoulos obtained a hairdressing diploma and opened her own business, out of her home, in 1957. She may have been the first Greek women's hairdresser in Melbourne Victoria. Note the bilingual signage, a portent of things to come.

Date
1957
Place
Melbourne, Australia
Physical description

Photograph of a Photograph

Control
La trobe Picture Collection, State Library of Victoria, 820241
Published Source
Walsh, Kate, The Changing Face of Australia: A Century of Immigration, 1901-2001, South Australian Migration Museum, Allen & Unwin, Syney, 2001. Details

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National Foundation for Australian Women The University of Melbourne, eScholarship Research Centre

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