Did Corsets Harm Women's Health?

By Johanna Goldberg, Information Services Librarian “It is difficult to imagine a slavery more senseless, cruel, or far-reaching in its injurious consequences than that imposed by fashion on civilized womanhood during the past generation. Her health has been sacrificed, and in countless instances her life has paid the penalty; while posterity has been dwarfed, maimed,…

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Did Corsets Harm Women's Health?

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Did Corsets Harm Women's Health?

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