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{{quote|''"Bald women: you're bald because you're bald."''|'''Johnny Q. Public,''' "Women of Zion"}}

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* In ''[[Deadlands]]: Hell on Earth'', all [[Psychic Powers|sykers]] are absolutely bald. Including women.

* The Tau, of [[Warhammer 40000]], are universally bald, save for a single lock at the back of their head which they typically grow [[Braids of Action|just past shoulder length]]. In the RPG books, human women sometimes are partly or fully bald, such as the Sisters Repentia.

* In ''[[Forgotten Realms]]'' Thay has a custom of shaving heads - Red Wizards and everyone else with status worth a mention has a bald head and often a tattoo or several on it. This includes women, but given that anyone important from Thay is likely to be an arrogant representative of their evil magocracy and/or engaged in slave-trading <ref>there are refugees, but since they would rather not be identified on sight to begin with, they tend to abandon this tradition</ref>, the aesthetical side of their traditions rarely becomes a prominent concern.

* In ''[[Forgotten Realms]]'' Thay has a custom of shaving heads - Red Wizards and everyone else with status worth a mention has a bald head and often a tattoo or several on it. This includes women, but given that anyone important from Thay is likely to be an arrogant representative of their evil magocracy and/or engaged in slave-trading,<ref>there are refugees, but since they would rather not be identified on sight to begin with, they tend to abandon this tradition</ref> the aesthetical side of their traditions rarely becomes a prominent concern.

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* Certain totemist African tribes believe themselves to descend from lions, so their men traditionally wear long hair, reminiscent of a lion's mane, and the women are shaven bald. One such example is the Masai of Kenya and Tanzania.

* Certain Ultra-Orthodox Jewish women are traditionally required to shave their heads when they get married, and then wear a wig over their bald heads for the rest of their lives, even if they divorce.

* St. Clair had her head shaved by St. Francis of Assisi when she asked to join up with his religious order <ref> well, she ended up starting her ''own'' religious order, but originally, she just asked to join his group</ref> to escape an [[Arranged Marriage]] that [[Child Marriage Veto|she didn't want]].

* St. Clair had her head shaved by St. Francis of Assisi when she asked to join up with his religious order <ref>well, she ended up starting her ''own'' religious order, but originally, she just asked to join his group</ref> to escape an [[Arranged Marriage]] that [[Child Marriage Veto|she didn't want]].

* Ancient Egypt had a problem with lice. The Egyptians' typical solution was to shave their heads and wear wigs. This also had the advantage of being easier to maintain and style than natural hair would be, and easily removed to cool off on hot days.

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