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Caresse Crosby
Mary Phelps Jacob
American publisher, activist, and inventor of the bra (1892–1970).
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Caresse Crosby
Place of Birth
New York City
Place of Death
Rome
Country of Citizenship
United States
Date of Birth
4/20/1892
Date of Death
1/24/1970
Instance Of
Human
Occupation
Publisher
Writer
Socialite
Poet
Memoirist
Journalist
Inventor
Fashion Designer
Spouse
Richard R. Peabody
(1915 - February 1922)
End Cause
:
Divorce
Start Time
:
1915
End Time
:
February 1922
Given Name
Mary
Series Ordinal
:
1
Nickname
:
Polly
Phelps
Series Ordinal
:
2
Educated At
Choate Rosemary Hall
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Birth Name
Mary Phelps Jacob
Archives At
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library
Field of Work
Poetry
Women's Clothing
Publishing Company
Art Patronage
Art
Languages Spoken, Written or Signed
English
Family Name
Crosby
(September 1922 - 1937)
Object of Statement Has Role
:
Married Name
Start Time
:
September 1922
End Time
:
1937
Jacob
Object of Statement Has Role
:
Maiden Name
Peabody
(1915 - February 1922)
Object of Statement Has Role
:
Married Name
Start Time
:
1915
End Time
:
February 1922
Young
(1937 - 1939)
Object of Statement Has Role
:
Married Name
Start Time
:
1937
End Time
:
1939
Sex or Gender
Female
Father
William Hearn Jacobs
Child
Polleen Wheatland Peabody
Writing Language
English
Native Language
American English
Number of Children
2
Mother
Mary Jacob
Described by Source
American Women Writers
Name in Native Language
Caresse Crosby
Harry Crosby
(9/9/1922 - 12/10/1929)
End Cause
:
Death of Subject's Spouse
Start Time
:
9/9/1922
End Time
:
12/10/1929
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