During the early 20th century women in most states weren’t allowed to carry knives but you do know what they were allowed to carry? Hatpins. Today we’re talking about the forgotten period of early 20th century American history where women armed themselves with fashion accessories and men became so anxious they killed a whole fashion industry.

Helpful articles for today’s episode include Smithsonian articles “ “The Hatpin Peril” Terrorized Men Who Couldn’t Handle the 20th-Century Woman” by Karen Abbot and “American Women in the 1900s Called Street Harassers ‘Mashers’ and Stabbed Them With Hatpins” by Marissa Fessenden as well as  Kerry Segrave’s book The Hatpin Menace.

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