Living in "Killer" Corsets: The Body's Response to Victorian Corsetry

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Rachel Walker: I am a history and anthropology major at Utah State University with a *very* intense interest in fashion history! This blog is about my Undergraduate Research and Creative Opportunity (URCO) grant project. To better understand how everyday women lived in previous centuries, I am recreating and wearing a Victorian Era corset while monitoring how it affects my body. Misconceptions about corsetry have puzzled me for years and I want to know what is and is not true about the most controversial garment in human history.