Throughout Leah Lax’s story, one aspect of prominence in her journey is that of head-covering. At many points, she takes a look at her head, whether it is covered by a hat, a scarf, or nothing at all, whether her hair underneath is shorn or worn long, whether she lets any of it be seen. This concept of covering her head, and subsequently uncovering it, is reflected in the title Uncovered. I find it interesting to follow her personal relationship with these different levels of coverings and what they mean to her, and I am curious about the meaning that it has to others. Therefore, I am looking into researching that topic and have found a few sources that I think will help me, which I am listing here:
Leila Leah Bronner, “From Veil to Wig: Jewish Women’s Hair Covering,” Judaism 42, no.4 (1993).
Simone Schweber, “Donning Wigs, Divining Feelings, and Other Dilemmas of Doing Research in Devoutly Religious Contexts,” Qualitative Inquiry 13, no.1 (2007).
Amy K. Milligan, Hair, Headwear, and Orthodox Jewish Women: Kallah’s Choice (Lanham: Lexington Books, 2014).
