28. An unsightly and inappropriate bathing suit
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Pictured in this rare historical photo is Annette Kellermann. A lifelong swimmer, Kellermann had won many races as a teenager and even attempted to swim across the English Channel. She was the very first woman to ever wear a one piece bathing suit and advocated for women to wear a bathing suit that wasn’t the previously approved pantaloons. In 1907, wearing one of her one piece suits like the one seen here, she was arrested for indecency. Her arrest skyrocketed her cause and she created her own line of swimsuits as a result.
