The Bones & Bobbins Podcast, Season 1, Episode 04: It Has Pockets!

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The Bones & Bobbins Podcast, Season 1, Episode 4: It Has Pockets!

S01E04: Victorian Chatelaines and the History of Pockets in Women’s Clothing. In season 1, episode 04 of the Bones & Bobbins podcast, Natali explores the somewhat sinister and extremely infuriating history of pockets in women’s garments, then Haley swoops in with the Victorian chatelaine, which, honestly, might be even better than having actual pockets. Of course, our listeners will be relieved to know that enterprising women had no trouble finding ways to harbor weapons in both.

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Show Notes:

Here are links to the sources and resources we used while researching this episode:

Links to research materials: 

Chatelaines

• Definition of Chatelaine: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chatelaine
• Antique chatelaine attachments: https://www.collectorsweekly.com/accessories/chatelaines/auctions?sort=mostWatched 
• This Victorian Life: Accessories: http://www.thisvictorianlife.com/accessories.html 
• The Killer Mobile Device for Victorian Women: https://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/the-killer-mobile-device-for-victorian-women/

History of women’s pockets

• Verve Article: The Bewildering and Sexist History of Women’s Pockets: https://medium.com/verve-up/the-bewildering-and-sexist-history-of-womens-pockets-1edf3a98117

• The Politics of Pockets by Chelsea Summer: https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/2016/9/19/12865560/politics-of-pockets-suffragettes-women

• Victoria and Albert Museum: A History of Pockets: http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/a/history-of-pockets/

Further Reading:

• The Pocket: A Hidden History of Women’s Lives, 1660–1900: https://www.amazon.com/Pocket-Hidden-History-Womens-1660-1900/dp/0300253745/