[PDF.55kh] The Hatpin Menace: American Women Armed and Fashionable, 1887-1920

The Hatpin Menace: American Women Armed and Fashionable, 1887-1920

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 | #3047371 in Books |  2016-02-16 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  .50 x5.90 x9.00l,.0 | File type: PDF | 220 pages

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||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Five Stars|By Bruce Paradiso|Excellent book for enthusiasts.|2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.| Forgotten social history told in an engaging way. Hatpins held hats on but could also be used as weapons.|By lyndonbrecht|I ran across this book by accident, and found the title irresistible. I recall long ago looking|About the Author|Cultural historian Kerry Segrave is the author of dozens of books on such diverse topics as drive-in theaters, lie detectors, jukeboxes, smoking, shoplifting and ticket-scalping. He lives in British Columbia.

Between 1887 and 1920, the humble hatpin went from an unremarkable item in every woman's wardrobe, to a fashion necessity, to a dangerous weapon (it was said). Big hair and big hats of the era meant big hatpins, and their weaponized use sparked controversy. There were "good" uses of hatpins, such as fending off an attacker in the street. There were also "bad" uses, such as when a woman being arrested tried to stab a police officer.
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