Miss Bedard is one of the wealthiest entrepreneurs, as well as one of the most sought-after single women, in town. Her beauty salon, Medusa’s Coil, is one of the most prestigious businesses in the Marsh Refinery Mall and scores of women of all ages spend numerous afternoons gossiping under its hooded hair dryers.
However, another reason for her success is the section of her salon dedicated to men, where Innsmouth’s yuppies can keep their skin tanned and soft all year round. In fact, if the traditional stereotype of the macho man shaving with an ax and boasting calloused hands was overcome, it is because of her innovation.
Her success allows her to look down upon those shopkeepers who snickered with barely hidden contempt when she first opened part of her salon to men.