The Victorian Era corset is a heavy duty clothing apparatus, capable of constricting a person's waist down to a dainty 17 inches. A slim midsection and an hourglass figure were all the rage in 19th ...

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The depiction of corsets in the premiere episode of "Bridgerton" is more of the same mythmaking from popular culture. Screenshot via Netflix In the opening scene of the steamy Netflix period drama ...

Editor's Note: PBS has partnered with Mercy Street's historical consultants to bring fans the Mercy Street Revealed blog. Anya Jabour, Ph.D., has been teaching and researching the history of women, ...