Title: The Effects of the Corset.
Authors: Fee, Elizabeth; Brown, Theodore M.; Lazarus, Jan; Theerman, Paul
Abstract: The article considers the health effect of wearing corsets. In his book "Über die Wirkungen der Schnürbrüste/On the Effects of the Corset," Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring claimed that the back-laced corset constituted a health hazard by compressing the ribs and other internal organs. The use of corsets can lead to tuberculosis, cancer, and scoliosis. Sömmerring's illustrations on the effects of a corset are presented. These illustrations contrasts the natural shape of the female body with the artificial hourglass figure produced by a corset.
Subjects: CORSETS; UBER die Wirkungen der Schnurbruste/On the Effects of the Corset (Book); VON Sommerring, Samuel Thomas; FOUNDATION garments; UNDERWEAR; WOMEN'S clothing
Publication: American Journal of Public Health, 2002, Vol 92, Issue 7, p1085
ISSN: 0090-0036
Publication type: Academic Journal
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.92.7.1085

The Effects of the Corset.

Fee, Elizabeth; Brown, Theodore M.; Lazarus, Jan; Theerman, Paul