A corset is a close-fitting piece of clothing that has been stiffened by various means in order to shape a woman's (also a man's, but rarely) torso to conform to the fashionable
Victorian Era - “Women must be submissive. Indeed what could most woremen do? Who had they to maintain them, but their husbands?”
Who dictated that women should wear corsets? Men? Women? A combination of both? - Quora
Is a corset still damaging if I only wear it for a couple of hours? - Quora
US Husbands, 1830–1910 (Part Two) - Female Husbands
Laws - “Women must be submissive. Indeed what could most woremen do? Who had they to maintain them, but their husbands?”
Who dictated that women should wear corsets? Men? Women? A combination of both? - Quora
Hubby
US Husbands, 1830–1910 (Part Two) - Female Husbands
Accessories - “Women must be submissive. Indeed what could most woremen do? Who had they to maintain them, but their husbands?”