Effects of Tight Lacing
Datec. 1858
Artist
Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon
(British artist, educationalist and women's rights activist, 1827–1891)
MediumOffset lithograph
Dimensions20 1/16 × 12 1/2 in. (51 × 31.8 cm)
Credit LineAcquisition Fund, 2017
Object number2017-50
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPRINT
Label TextThis drawing serves as a warning of the physical health dangers of the tight lacing then favored in ladies’ corsets. It was published in the English Women’s Journal, co-founded by Barbara Bodichon and her friend and fellow women’s rights reformer Elizabeth Parkes. The Journal fulfilled the need for a trusted information network for women.
