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Mary Phelps Jacob aka Caresse Crosby; Although women have had various undergarments to support their breasts for thousands of years, the French may have invented the prototype of the modern bra by the turn of the 20th century.
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www.csupomona.edu/~plin/inventors/phelps_jacob.html
www.csupomona.edu/~plin/inventors/phelps_jacob.html
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Questions about Mary Phelps Jacob
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Mary Phelps Jacob (20 April 1891 - 24 January 1970) received a patent for a design for first modern brassiere to gain wide acceptance. Along her second husband, Harry Crosby, and after his suicide on her own, she published and promoted many of the early modernist writers.
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www.phelpsinc.com/family/bios/mary_phelps_jacob.htm
www.phelpsinc.com/family/bios/mary_phelps_jacob.htm
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Who invented the brassiere - included is a fun photo gallery and list of current patents. ... The first modern brassiere to receive a patent was the one invented in 1913 by a New York socialite named Mary Phelps Jacob. Mary Phelps Jacob had just purchased a sheer evening gown for one of her social events.
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inventors.about.com/od/bstartinventions/a/brassiere.htm
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In 1913, the first modern brassiere to be awarded a patented was invented by a New York socialite named Mary Phelps Jacob. Mary had just purchased a sheer evening gown for one of her social events. At that time, the accepted undergarment were corsets stiffened with whaleback bones and steel rods.
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www.inventions.org/culture/female/jacob.html
www.inventions.org/culture/female/jacob.html
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Read a short biography of Mary Phelps Jacob, the famous woman inventor who created the first modern brassiere. ... Enter Mary Phelps Jacob, a young New York socialite who became exasperated with the antiquated corsets after finding it impossible to prevent the support rods from poking out from underneath the fabric of...
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www.women-inventors.com/Mary-Phelps-Jacob.asp
www.women-inventors.com/Mary-Phelps-Jacob.asp
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Mary Phelps Jacob After decades of stuffing themselves into seemingly barbaric undergarments of a mostly corset-like nature, women around the world finally began to get fed up. In 1913, a New York socialite decided to do something about it: the first modern brassiere was created by Mary Phelps Jacob.
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web.mit.edu/invent/iow/jacob.html
web.mit.edu/invent/iow/jacob.html
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The first modern Brassiere to receive a patent and gain wide acceptance was a bra invented by a New York socialite named Mary Phelps Jacob in 1910. Born on 20 April 1891 in New Rochelle, New York , "Polly" was the daughter of a prominent New England family. ... CATEGORIES ABOUT MARY PHELPS JACOB...
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www.seattleluxury.com/encyclopedia/entry/1997/Mary_Phel...
www.seattleluxury.com/encyclopedia/entry/1997/Mary_Phelps_Jacob
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Great links to websites containing information, pictures and timelines of Armani, Chanel, Audrey Hepburn, Mary Phelps Jacob, Jacqueline Oasis Kennedy, Marilyn Monroe, Versace, and Charles Worth ... Ask-A-Bear.com...
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www.ask-a-bear.com/fashion/know.html
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