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Bralessness is the state of not wearing a brassiere as part of a woman's underwear. Women may choose to not wear a bra due to discomfort, health-related issues, their cost, or for social and cultural reasons. As of 2006, about 10% of Australian women did not wear a bra. [1] Surveys have reported that 5–25% of Western women do not wear a bra ...
[50] [51] From the 16th century, the undergarments of wealthier women in the Western world were dominated by the corset, which pushed the breasts upwards. In the later 19th century, clothing designers began experimenting with alternatives, splitting the corset into multiple parts: a girdle -like restraining device for the lower torso, and ...
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".
On February 8, 2019, the New Hampshire supreme court, in a 3 to 2 decision, ruled that the city of Laconia's ordinance does not discriminate on the basis of gender or violate the women's right to free speech. [77] The women appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, [78] but their appeal was denied. [79]
The Olympic boxing controversy is a reminder of the athletic world's problem with women's bodies, writes Lindsay Gibbs.
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. 'Free the Nipple' movement: Women can now legally ...
The event is recorded by The Guinness Book of World Records as the "largest number of people simultaneously skinny-dipping". [50] November 20, 2012 (): San Francisco bans and criminalizes public nudity without a police-issued parade permit; however, female toplessness is still allowed throughout the city. [51]
Dr. Elizabeth Comen wrote "All in Her Head: The Truth and Lies Early Medicine Taught us about Women’s Bodies and Why It Matters Today." Debunks myths about women's health.