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In the United States, individual states have primary jurisdiction in matters of public morality.The topfreedom movement has claimed success in a few instances in persuading some state and federal courts to overturn some state laws on the basis of sex discrimination or equal protection, arguing that a woman should be free to expose her chest (i.e., be topless) in any context in which a man can ...
With the depletion of new numbers in area codes 312 and 773, an overlay of both of them, area code 872, was created in November 2009, beginning ten-digit dialing within the city limits of Chicago. The remaining area without an overlay in the northern part of Illinois, 708, eventually received such with area code 464 taking effect on January 21 ...
Women in six U.S. states are now effectively allowed to be topless in public, according to a new ruling by the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals.
The word braless was first used circa 1965. [7] Other terms for going braless include breast freedom, top freedom, and bra freedom. [8] [9] [10] Activists advocating going braless have referred to protests as a "bra-cott". [11]
Two Tahitian Women (1899) by Paul Gauguin. The word "topless" usually refers to a woman whose breasts, including her areolas and nipples, are exposed to public view. It can describe a woman who appears, poses, or performs with her breasts exposed, such as a "topless model" or "topless dancer", or to an activity undertaken while not wearing a top, such as "topless sunbathing".
Capron is a village in Boone County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the Rockford, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area . The population was 2000 at the 2020 census, up from 1,376 at the 2010 census.
Illinois Route 97 runs through the east side of the village, leading north 11 miles (18 km) to Havana, the county seat, and southeast 14 miles (23 km) to Petersburg. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Kilbourne has a total area of 0.89 square miles (2.31 km 2), all land. [2]
The Rockford Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of four counties in north-central Illinois, anchored by the city of Rockford. As of the 2010 census , the MSA had a population of 349,431 (though a 2011 estimate placed the population at 348,360). [ 2 ]