Lost Ladies of Lit
A book podcast hosted by writing partners Amy Helmes and Kim Askew. Guests include biographers, journalists, authors, and cultural historians discussing lost classics by women writers. You can support Lost Ladies of Lit by visiting https://www.patreon.com/c/LostLadiesofLit339.
Lost Ladies of Lit
Corsets and Crinoline: Undergarments or Oppression?
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Exclusive access to premium content!Whether it’s Lauren Sánchez’s commitment to tight-laced corsets or mainstream media reports that bloomers are officially back in fashion, unmentionables seem worthy of mention in this bonus episode, as Amy leads listeners through a bit of fashion history to explain who embraced the tortuous trends and which dress reformers loudly led the resistance.
Mentioned in this episode:
The Gilded Edge: Two Audacious Women and the Cyanide Love Triangle That Shook America by Catherine Prendergast
HBO’s “The Gilded Age”
“Lauren Sánchez Bezos Commits to the Corset” by Vanessa Friedman
Lost Ladies of Lit Episode No. 9 on Dorothy Canfield Fisher
“Death By Crinoline” by Karen Abbott from Wonders and Marvels (original link expired)
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