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The 1880s marks the Second Bustle Era. A bustle is a cage or padding worn over the buttocks to make the rear of a dress project outward. They were designed to help skirts maintain their shape throughout the day and help carry bulky fabric gathered at the back of a dress. Bustles reached their largest…
Life for Lucretia in The Unmarriable Kind is modern beyond her mother and grandmother’s imaginations in their youth. Railways connect many of Canada’s major cities as well as connecting Ontario to the United States. What’s more, Canada is now a nation with a population of 4.3 million. Let’s examine what life was like in the…