About Eliza Potter
Lived 1820 – 1893 (aged 72–73). Eliza Potter was an American autobiographer, biographer, writer and hairdresser.
Eliza Potter (c. 1820–1893) was an African-American hairdresser and writer in Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1859, she published her autobiography, A Hairdresser's Experience In High Life.
Potter, a free black woman of mixed race, grew up in New York City. Upon marriage, she moved to Philadelphia and gave birth to two children. According to her memoir, she left her marital home to go "roving". She traveled widely, including in Europe, and learned her trade.
Works 1859: A Hairdresser's Experience in High Life
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Who was Eliza Potter?
American hairdresser and autobiographer
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Eliza Potter was born in 1820 in Cincinnati.
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Eliza Potter died in 1893.
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Eliza Potter was an autobiographer, biographer, writer and hairdresser.
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Eliza Potter was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Eliza Potter. https://biography.guide/eliza-potter/
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