EPISODE · Apr 16, 2023 · 15 MIN
Wearing a bra can KILL you?!? Who really invented the bra?
from History and Hearsay · host Christina
In today's episode of History and Hearsay, we are discussing who REALLY invented the bra and how wearing a bra can kill you? The person who is reported as having invented the bra, may not BE THE FIRST person to actually come up with this idea! In today's video we discuss a brief history of the bra! ~ Christina =)WATCH the episode here: https://youtu.be/HtX2wkovVKM - Enjoy my content? Buy me a coffee =) here: https://bmc.link/historyhearsay - Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 0:44 - Mary Phelps Jacob 2:01 - A brief discussion of corsets4:04 - How Mary came up with the idea for the Bra 6:39 - Selling her bra patent + The success of the bra8:13 - Who really Invented the bra?10:38 - Ida Rosenthal - Innovation around the bra14:00 - Can your bra kill you? 14:54 - That one time someones bra KILLED them! + Outro **THESE EPIsodes ARE FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY, always do your own research when searching for the truth =) **RESOURCES: https://colemanr.wordpress.com/culture-site-introduction/the-bra-is-born/ https://www.phelpsfamilyhistory.com/bios/mary_phelps_jacob.asphttps://lemelson.mit.edu/resources/mary-jacobhttp://www.women-inventors.com/Mary-Phelps-Jacob.asphttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caresse_Crosbyhttps://levanabratique.com/blog/womens-history-month-mary-phelps-jacobs-entreprenuer-and-no-stranger-to-scandal/https://recollections.biz/blog/from-corset-to-the-first-modern-bra/https://americacomesalive.com/caresse-crosby-born-mary-phelps-jacob-and-called-polly-1892-1970/https://levanabratique.com/blog/womens-history-month-mary-phelps-jacobs-entreprenuer-and-no-stranger-to-scandal/** Business inquires OR story suggestions: [email protected] **Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.Support the show
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In today's episode of History and Hearsay, we are discussing who REALLY invented the bra and how wearing a bra can kill you? The person who is reported as having invented the bra, may not BE THE FIRST person to actually come up with this idea! In today's video we discuss a brief history of the bra! ~ Christina =)WATCH the episode here: https://youtu.be/HtX2wkovVKM - Enjoy my content? Buy me a coffee =) here: https://bmc.link/historyhearsay - Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 0:44 - Mary Phelps Jacob 2:01 - A brief discussion of corsets4:04 - How Mary came up with the idea for the Bra 6:39 - Selling her bra patent + The success of the bra8:13 - Who really Invented the bra?10:38 - Ida Rosenthal - Innovation around the bra14:00 - Can your bra kill you? 14:54 - That one time someones bra KILLED them! + Outro **THESE EPIsodes ARE FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY, always do your own research when searching for the truth =) **RESOURCES: https://colemanr.wordpress.com/culture-site-introduction/the-bra-is-born/ https://www.phelpsfamilyhistory.com/bios/mary_phelps_jacob.asphttps://lemelson.mit.edu/resources/mary-jacobhttp://www.women-inventors.com/Mary-Phelps-Jacob.asphttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caresse_Crosbyhttps://levanabratique.com/blog/womens-history-month-mary-phelps-jacobs-entreprenuer-and-no-stranger-to-scandal/https://recollections.biz/blog/from-corset-to-the-first-modern-bra/https://americacomesalive.com/caresse-crosby-born-mary-phelps-jacob-and-called-polly-1892-1970/https://levanabratique.com/blog/womens-history-month-mary-phelps-jacobs-entreprenuer-and-no-stranger-to-scandal/** Business inquires OR story suggestions: [email protected] **Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.Support the show
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