The Later Lives Of The Remaining Sisters
During the 1920s, the flapper became popular. These ladies not only wore dresses that were considered a bit scandalous but also short hair. Fortunately, for the remaining sisters, their hair products did not completely die down. People could still see ads for the Sutherland Sisters hair products well into the 1920s. However, over the next decade, the ads became less and less, and soon there were none printed. After this, production on all the Sutherland sisters’ hair products ceased, and they soon became regular members of society again.
Tragedy would strike the remaining two sisters’ lives again when their grand mansion burned to the ground in 1938. Because the girls did not save or invest their money wisely, Grace had very little after the fire. Mary died in the asylum the following year, in 1939. Grace would go on to live until the age of 92. She passed away in 1946 with very little to her name and no family. After her death, Graces’ new home became an unmarked grave.
Where did we find this stuff? Here are our sources:
“The Story of the Seven Sutherland Sisters.” Julien Matabuena, Lomography. April 2015.
“The traveling Sutherland Sisters: Seven women and 37 feet of hair between them.” Magda Origjanska, Vintage News. November 2017.
“Untangling the Tale of the Seven Sutherland Sisters and Their 37 Feet of Hair.” Lisa Hix, Collector’s Weekly. September 2013.
