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Sto caricando le informazioni... The hatpin menace : American women armed and fashionable, 1887-1920di Kerry Segrave
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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. But seriously: All those protruding pins seemed to threaten people everywhere in the public sphere. It did not sit well with the patriarchy, who responded with hysterical crusades and often ludicrous legislation aimed at curbing the hatpin and disarming American women. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)305.4097309Social sciences Social Sciences; Sociology and anthropology Groups of people Women Women - subdivisions Biography And History North America United StatesClassificazione LCVotoMedia:
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It wasn't long before men began complaining that, if they went to the theater or opera and sat behind a woman wearing one of these huge hats, they had no chance of being able to see the stage. (I can't say as I blame them; I'd have a bit of a hissy fit myself.) When hatpins that were well over a foot long came into use, some of them extended over six inches past the crown of the hat on either side. Get on a crowded streetcar or other conveyance and be next to a woman wearing this headgear and fasteners, and you could easily get jostled and have your eye put out. A lot of men began insisting that something must be done.
This small book (the last quarter of which is footnotes and bibliography) is divided into chapters headed Big Hats, Hatpin Fashion, The Hatpin as an Offensive Weapon, As a Defensive Weapon, Group Use, Accidental Use, The Hatpin Abroad, and The Agitation, Hysteria, Crusades, and Legislation Against the Hatpin. As you can see, it's "All Hatpins All the Time" even though the entire controversy ended up being a storm in a teacup.
I did find some of the information interesting, but when all was said and done, it all added up to overkill. Each chapter was basically an exhaustive list of newspaper articles that fit the chapter heading. After a while, it became repetitive and boring, and my eyes began to cross. However, I certainly know a lot about hatpins now! ( )