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The brassiere patent story

Mary Phelps Jacob's 1914 brassiere patent drawing, Wikimedia Commons, public domain in the United States. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jacob-brassiere-patent-1914.png
Second sheet of the same patent, Wikimedia Commons, public domain in the United States. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Brassiere_patents
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Mary Phelps Jacob's 1914 brassiere patent drawing, Wikimedia Commons, public domain in the United States. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jacob-brassiere-patent-1914.png

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Mary Phelps Jacob patented a lightweight “backless brassiere” in the United States in 1914. She later recounted sewing two handkerchiefs together for a dance dress that showed her corset.