booktheque

Hatpin Menace

Kerry Segrave · 2016

Where to buy

Amazon’s price changes daily, so the most accurate place to see it is there, at the moment you buy.

View on Amazon

About the book

" 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. All those protruding pins threatened men everywhere. Suddenly women were armed and dangerous. The patriarchy responded with hysterical crusades and often ludicrous legislation aimed at curbing the hatpin and disarming American women"--

Book details

Year
2016
Language
English
Publisher
McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Editions
2
Pages
220
ISBN
9781476662152

Data source: Wikidata

More by Kerry Segrave

Electric Car in America, 1890-1922
Kerry Segrave · 2019
Masquerading in Male Attire
Kerry Segrave · 2018
Lynchings of Women in the United States
Kerry Segrave · 2010
Women and Bicycles in America, 1868-1900
Kerry Segrave · 2020
Chewing Gum in America, 1850-1920
Kerry Segrave · 2015
Policewomen
Kerry Segrave · 2014
Ticket scalping
Kerry Segrave · 2008
Taming the Automobile
Kerry Segrave · 2024
The Sexual Harassment of Women in the Workplace, 1600 to 1993
Kerry Segrave · 2013
Movies at Home
Kerry Segrave · 2009