She has published on the history of women’s work and community in the nail and hairdressing industries, including Permanent Waves: the Making of the American Beauty Shop (2000). She edited The American Beauty Industry Encyclopedia (2010) and is completing a book on the history of men, childcare, and the nature of women’s work. "The Seriously Erotic Politics of Feminist Laughter," Vol. 79, No. 1 (Spring 2012)"