S3 E04 - Dr. Sarah Bendall on The Myths About Historic Corsets

This week we are taking a journey behind the dressing screen with material, culture and fashion historian Dr. Sarah Bendall of the Australian Catholic University.Sarah is coming on to rage that the corsets we see in all the films are not dangerous, not torturous and definitely not oppressive.You can follow Sarah on Twitter @SarahABendall and see much much more of her work by visiting her blog here:... and if that is not enough then you can also purchase her book "Shaping Femininity" at the History Rage Bookshop.You can follow History Rage on Twitter @HistoryRage and let us know what you wish people would just stop believing using the Hashtag #HistoryRage.Support the showYou can follow History Rage on Twitter @HistoryRage and let us know what you wish people would just stop believing using the Hashtag #HistoryRage. You can join our 'Angry Mob' on Patreon as well. £5 per month gets you episodes 3 months early, the invite to choose questions, entry into our prize draws and the coveted History Rage mug. Subscribe at www.patreon.com/historyrage Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.