Wearing bathing suits is a crime. Arrested in 1907 for wearing a bathing suit on the Revere Beach near Boston, Massachusetts.
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Celebrating the first day of summer.. We're looking back at an important but unknown breakthrough for 20th century women -- their liberation from the difficult and heavy swimwear of the days. At the beginning of the century, women usually wore knee-long fur dresses or pantaloons with fur stocks to go swimming. Swimwear pioneer Australian Annette Kellerman introduced the first one-piece bathingsuit in the early 1900s, but the most practical and comfortable swimwear was considered a risk by many -- boss of Massachusetts in 1907 Rascal in her outfit at Revere beach near Tun As she was arrested once. .
By the 1920s, swimsuits were more shaped and most of the hands and feet were exposed. With this style becoming popular, police and "bathwear" patrol men will be measured to ensure women's clothes are properly lengthy. An example of this is shown in the Udam DC since June 1922 in Washington DC. “Washington police force Bill Norton measuring the distance between the knees and dresses on the bath beach after Colonel Sherrell in the Washington police building and grounds. , issued an order not to exceed six inches to the knee.
To celebrate the first day of summer, we're looking back at an important yet underrecognized advancement for women in the 20th century -- their liberation from the cumbersome and heavy swimsuits of earlier days. At the turn of the century, women generally wore knee length wool dresses or pantaloons along with wool stockings to go swimming. Swimsuit pioneer Australian Annette Kellerman introduced the first one-piece bathing suit in the early 1900s but the more practical and comfortable swimwear was considered risqué by many -- she was even once arrested for indecency wearing her suit on Revere Beach near Boston, Massachusetts in 1907.
By the 1920s, swimsuits were becoming more form-fitting and exposed the arms and more of the leg. As this style became popular, police and “bathing suit” patrol men would measure women's suits to ensure that they were of proper length. An example of this is shown in this picture from June 1922 at the Tidal Basin in Washington, DC captioned “Washington policeman Bill Norton measuring the distance between knee and suit at the Tidal Basin bathing beach after Col. Sherrell, Superintendent of Public Buildings and Grounds, issued an order that suits not be over six inches above the knee.”
Swimsuit revolutionary Annette Kellerman is featured in the inspiring picture book "Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World" for ages 5 to 9 at
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