Ratner, Ann (Part 1)
name: label: Collection Interviewer
content: Allison, David Kite
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content: Velasquez, Steve
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content: Yeingst, William
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content: National Museum of American History (U.S.)
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content: Family of Voices Oral History Collection
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content: Family of Voices Oral History Collection / Born-Digital Interviews / Audio Interviews
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content: 38.09 Megabytes (Total Running Time: 00:41:36, audio/mp3)
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content: 2014-11-10
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content: Item NMAH-AC1365-BDA0018_01
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content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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content: Oral history interview with Ann Ratner, co-founder of Hair Cuttery and Ratner Companies. Originally from the United Kingdom, Ratner recounts her family background; growing up in Manchester; attending beauty school before working at a Vincent & Vincent salon; obtaining her green card before immigrating to Washington, D.C.; meeting her husband Dennis; creating a new salon business model; opening her first salon in Springfield, Virginia; identifying as bicultural; raising children in a multi-faith household; and staying connected to the United Kingdom while living abroad.