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Badger Talks Live - Victorian Secrets: The Revealing History of Women's Undergarments

Speaker: Leslie Bellais, Former WHS Curator, Historian and PhD Candidate

Event Details

Date
Tuesday, May 25, 2021
Time
12 p.m.
Location
Description
Throughout the 19th century, women were constantly reshaping their bodies to ever-changing ideals using corsets, hoops, and bustles. Join Leslie Bellais to take a peek under the dresses of fashionable Victorian ladies, look at the layers of underwear needed to create the ideal silhouette, and explore how these undergarments reflected societal values.
Cost
Free

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