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Caresse Crosby went by many different names in her youth, but ‘Mary’ and ‘Polly’ just didn’t suit her as well as the name she eventually…

First Bra Patent 1913

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Caresse Crosby aka Mary Phelps Jacob patents brassiere 1914

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Caresse Crosby aka Mary Phelps Jacob patents brassiere 1914

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