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From Bloomers to Burkinis: The 150-Year Battle Over Bathing Suits

WOMEN’S LIB

In the 1850s, there was an outcry over bloomers; in the 1950s, it was over the bikini. Now the burkini is the latest front in the war over women's beachwear.

Sarah Shears
Sarah Shears
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