Jane Farrell-Beck Uplift

the bra in America

An examination of the brassiere's role in the history of American women starting from the third quarter of the nineteenth century. The author shows how the brassiere emerged in the twentieth century as a major component of underclothing and how it brought women 'uplift' in several facets of their lives, including health, fashion, and economic opportunity.

Engels | 243 pagina's | PENN, University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia | 2002

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