Did Working Women Wear Corsets?

Hello everyone and welcome to a new video! I finally got around to sharing some of the research on 19th century corsets and corset making from my dissertation for my Master's in Dress & Textile History at the University of Glasgow (this isn't all of it haha, just an overview of some aspects and why I think it matters). I'm gearing up to start a PhD further pursuing this topic in Autumn, so I thought it was time to revisit it! Throughout the video, you might notice numbers on the lower bottom left of the screen. These are references and footnotes for the images and content discussed, which I include here below. Do let me know if you'd like more content on this topic (even if just over on Patreon!). I've also put together a little further reading section, which I'll include on Patreon as I've run out of space here. All images from the Symington Archive used with permission from the curator. 1 Photograph of a Stitching Department at Symington’s, date unknown. Leicestershire Museums Collections: Symington Archive. 2 Corset labels for three different types of corsets, date unknown. Leicestershire Museums Collections: Symington Archive. 3 18th century undergarments, featuring stays. LACMA, https://collections.lacma.org/node/214714 4 Corset ca.1880, MET https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/158012 5 Engraving depicting an 18th century stay-making business. Planche II Interieur de la boutique d'un tailleur de corps, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Planche_II_Inter