Author: Farrell Beck, jane & Gau, Colleen
Title: Uplift - The Bra in America
Description: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2002, 1st edition. Cloth, dj, F/F. xvi+243pp, 51 b/w illustrations, index, edges of the dustjacket slighty rubbed, otherwise a fine copy. Hardback with dustjacket. ISBN: 0812218353 ¶ A study of the effect of the brassiere on the everyday lives of American women - their style, health & economic opportunity. As such the authors use the Bra to gauge the social history of women in the United States.

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