TIL the inventor of the bra, Caresse Crosby, came up with the idea

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The Hidden History Blog : Caresse Crosby: How the Inventor of the Bra became the Literary Godmother of the Lost Generation

Caresse Crosby: The 1920s New York Socialite Who Invented The Bra

Women In World History - Born Mary Phelps Jacob, Caresse Crosby invented the one thing that ladies of today might not be able to live without—the modern bra. In 1910, 19-year-old Mary