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She won a bronze medal for her designs at the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanics Association in 1878, at the Cotton States and International Exposition in Atlanta from 1884 to 1885, and at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893. [23]: 171 According to Life magazine, Herminie Cadolle of France invented the first modern bra in 1889. [24]
Caresse Crosby (born Mary Phelps Jacob; April 20, 1892 – January 24, 1970) [1] was the recipient of a patent for the first successful modern bra, [2] an American patron of the arts, a publisher, and the woman Time called the "literary godmother to the Lost Generation of expatriate writers in Paris."
A bra, short for brassiere or brassière (US: / b r ə ˈ z ɪər /, UK: / ˈ b r æ s ɪər, ˈ b r æ z-/; French:), is form-fitting underwear that is primarily used to support and cover a person's breasts. A typical bra consists of a chest band that wraps around the torso, supporting two breast cups that are held in place by shoulder straps.
Map depicting tribal distribution in southern New England, c. 1600; the political boundaries shown are modern Before the arrival of European colonists on the eastern shore of New England, the area around Massachusetts Bay was the territory of several Algonquian-speaking peoples, including the Massachusetts, Nausets, and Wampanoags.
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Underwire: Many bra designs feature a thin, semi-circular strip of rigid material that helps support the breast. The wire may be made of either metal, plastic or resin. It is sewn into the bra fabric [4] and under each cup, from the center gore to under the wearer's armpit. Water: Sometimes known as a liquid or gel bra. Contains water- or ...
Province House, Boston Area of Province House in Boston; detail of 1743 map The Province House (1679–1864) was a mansion on old Marlborough Street in Boston , Massachusetts . Built in 1679, it was the home of merchant Peter Sergeant , and after 1716, the official residence of royal governors of the Province of Massachusetts Bay .
1632 – Settlement becomes capital of the English Massachusetts Bay Colony. [1] 1634 Boston Common established. [2] Samuel Cole opened the first tavern in Boston, Massachusetts on March 4. 1635 – Boston Latin School founded. [3] 1636 – Town assumes the prerogatives of appointment and control of the Boston Watch.