Hidden Bibliographic Details
| Varying Form of Title: | History Makers video oral history with Susan Taylor
Susan Taylor
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| Other authors / contributors: | Taylor, Susan L., interviewee.
Richardson, Julieanna L., interviewer.
Bieschke, Paul, director of photography.
HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company.
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| Sound characteristics: | digital
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| Digital file characteristics: | video file
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| Notes: | Videographer, Paul Bieschke.
Julieanna L. Richardson, interviewer.
Recorded New York, New York 2001 March 8.
Vendor-supplied metadata.
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| Summary: | Magazine editor Susan Taylor was born in New York in 1946. In her early twenties, she started Nequai Cosmetics, one of the first companies to create beauty products for African American women. Although her product line was well received in African American communities, Taylor was interested in expanding her career. Taylor approached Ed Lewis, the editor-in-chief of Essence, for a beauty editor position and was hired in 1970. Although Taylor had never attended college, she was a licensed cosmetologist who understood the needs and concerns of black women. Her monthly articles were popular with African American females who were historically undervalued and underrepresented by media companies. Taylor soon became responsible for fashion as well as beauty, and in 1981 was promoted to editor-in-chief, a post she held until July 2000. Although she stepped down as editor-in-chief, Taylor remained the chief editorial executive responsible for the overall vision, articles and images of Essence.
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