Rochester New York native Starr Cooper is owner and founder of Only Raw Hair. Single mother of 3 created this foundation due to her trials and tribulations that she endured on her own life journey. “I felt like it was necessary to empower women,” is a guideline now that Starr attributes to her life as a successful business woman. Starr started her research right after finding it hard to find truly ethically sourced hair. She said that she could create not only a company that would benefit not only the donee but the donor.