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DISPATCH #007
■ Dark History

The Real Reason Victorian Women Wore Corsets

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Victorian women wore corsets that fractured ribs, displaced organs, and made it physically difficult to breathe.

Doctors knew. Manufacturers knew. And they kept selling them anyway, because a woman who couldn't breathe deeply was easier to manage.

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