Just came across this December 2017 article from Collector's Weekly about sexual harassment at the turn of the 20th century. Great series of period drawings and illustrations ans well as stories and interviews. And beautiful hat pins!
Mashers! Fascinating article about hat pins and ju jitsu as tools for early feminists.
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Looks like a fascinating read, Maggie. Thank you for sharing.
vivavintageclothing
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Wow, what an interesting article!
RE the hatpin issue, thanks to the American Hatpin Society, I discovered a few related details when I listed these extra long hatpins.
(Link included, in case anyone would like to "arm" themselves with a vintage weapon of self-defense!)
https://www.vivavintageclothing.com/2-extra-long-edwardian-hatpins-black-glass/
(from my listing)
As hats became larger and larger in the Edwardian era, hatpins consequently became longer and longer. As described in an article at the American Hatpin Society (http://americanhatpinsociety.com), in “1908: An English judge, fearing that their pins could be used as weapons in his court, ordered a group of suffragettes on trial to remove their hatpins and hats, an insulting request. In 1909 a bill was introduced in the Arkansas legislature which copied an Illinois law limiting the length of pins to 9 inches or making ladies take out permits to possess longer ones. The pins were considered deadly weapons. As a result ladies had to cut their pins to the shorter length if they wanted to wear them in public.” So our smaller hatpin would have been considered just barely legal, while the longer one would have been considered a potential weapon!
RE the hatpin issue, thanks to the American Hatpin Society, I discovered a few related details when I listed these extra long hatpins.
(Link included, in case anyone would like to "arm" themselves with a vintage weapon of self-defense!)
https://www.vivavintageclothing.com/2-extra-long-edwardian-hatpins-black-glass/
(from my listing)
As hats became larger and larger in the Edwardian era, hatpins consequently became longer and longer. As described in an article at the American Hatpin Society (http://americanhatpinsociety.com), in “1908: An English judge, fearing that their pins could be used as weapons in his court, ordered a group of suffragettes on trial to remove their hatpins and hats, an insulting request. In 1909 a bill was introduced in the Arkansas legislature which copied an Illinois law limiting the length of pins to 9 inches or making ladies take out permits to possess longer ones. The pins were considered deadly weapons. As a result ladies had to cut their pins to the shorter length if they wanted to wear them in public.” So our smaller hatpin would have been considered just barely legal, while the longer one would have been considered a potential weapon!
Vinclothes
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What a fascinating read. Thank you for sharing it with us.
Marian
Marian
amandainvermont
VFG Member
Yes - that was a good read. Thank you Maggie.