Throwbackthursday: Meet the woman who invented the modern bra

In 1913, Mary Phelps Jacob designed a bra that used two handkerchiefs and ribbon to create straps, which she patented in 1914.
In 1913, Mary Phelps Jacob designed a bra that used two handkerchiefs and ribbon to create straps, which she patented in 1914.

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