33. Women’s bathing suits being measured
Even if women had the right to vote, they still didn’t have any freedom of choice. That extended to the clothing they wore and how they acted. This rare historical photo from the 1920s shows a man, with a measuring tape, actually making sure that grown women having on bathing suits that aren’t too high above their knee. As young men look on in the background, these women are put to the test about the clothing they wear. Who knows what would happen if one was found indecent.
