Bettye O Day Spa

 In 1978, Bettye Odom did something quietly revolutionary: she introduced total skin care to Chicago's African American community, founding Bettye O Day Spa in Hyde Park at a time when Black women had few spaces dedicated to their beauty, wellness, and self-care. Her journey began with deep study,including training in Paris,and was shaped by a life lived at full breadth. Bettye was a registered nurse, a trained actress and model, and an NBC talk show host who brought Sunday in Chicago to local ...