Busting Pocket Myths- A Short History of the Women's Pocket

This video was inspired by all of the pocket myths circulating online in pop-history articles. More research is needed to fully understand this complicated history, but hopefully, you will learn some interesting tidbits from this video. Pop-History Pocket Articles- Vox- https://www.vox.com/2016/9/19/12865560/politics-of-pockets-suffragettes-women Medium (Verve)- https://medium.com/verve-up/the-bewildering-and-sexist-history-of-womens-pockets-1edf3a98117 Mic- https://www.mic.com/articles/133948/the-weird-complicated-sexist-history-of-pockets Outsideonline- https://www.outsideonline.com/2400562/how-womens-clothes-pockets-changed-over-time (so many more...) Pocket Histories to Check out: V&A Article- http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/a/history-of-pockets/ Abby Cox Video- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WzKVYbhw0k CBS Video- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTfWpqB1xiA&t=2s Burman and Fennetaux, The Pocket: A Hidden History of Women's Lives- https://www.amazon.com/Pocket-Hidden-History-Womens-1660-1900/dp/0300253745 (Not Amazon)- https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-pocket-barbara-burman/1130581864#:~:text=This%20fascinating%20and%20enlightening%20study,mobility%2C%20privacy%2C%20and%20identity. Extant Pattern Books Used for 19th Century Research- Arnold, Janet. Patterns of Fashion 2: Englishwomen's Dresses and their Construction c. 1860-1940. McMillan. 1972 Bradfield, Nancy. Costume in Detail 1730-1930. Costume and Fashion Press, 1997. Bernard, Thomas John and Marcy Lint