Holidays That Might Get Overlooked - Bra Day (Burajya No Hi) On this day in 1914, Mary Phelps Jacob (better known as Caresse Crosby) filed for a US patent for her invention
![Watch: Wild woman Caresse Crosby invented the modern bra, and lived a glamorous life | by Timeline | Timeline Watch: Wild woman Caresse Crosby invented the modern bra, and lived a glamorous life | by Timeline | Timeline](https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1200/1*NIaWuV3NCSOtFK-oD-PB-A.png)
Watch: Wild woman Caresse Crosby invented the modern bra, and lived a glamorous life | by Timeline | Timeline
![Caresse Crosby, who claimed the invention of the bra, was better known for her wild life - The Washington Post Caresse Crosby, who claimed the invention of the bra, was better known for her wild life - The Washington Post](https://img.washingtonpost.com/rf/image_480w/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2014/11/10/Others/Images/2014-11-10/Bra%20patent%20031415641090.jpg?uuid=WjRb2mkAEeS6_WWYGSpEjQ)
Caresse Crosby, who claimed the invention of the bra, was better known for her wild life - The Washington Post
![Che O'Grady on Twitter: "Caresse Crosby, the inventor of the modern bra, “ I can't say that the brassiere will ever take as great a place in history as the steamboat, but Che O'Grady on Twitter: "Caresse Crosby, the inventor of the modern bra, “ I can't say that the brassiere will ever take as great a place in history as the steamboat, but](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EJRJt2HU8AAiODJ.jpg:large)
Che O'Grady on Twitter: "Caresse Crosby, the inventor of the modern bra, “ I can't say that the brassiere will ever take as great a place in history as the steamboat, but
![Women's History Month: Mary Phelps Jacobs, entreprenuer and no stranger to scandal - Levana Bratique - bras in every shape and size Women's History Month: Mary Phelps Jacobs, entreprenuer and no stranger to scandal - Levana Bratique - bras in every shape and size](https://levanabratique.com/product_images/uploaded_images/jacob-patent-1914-opt1.jpg)
Women's History Month: Mary Phelps Jacobs, entreprenuer and no stranger to scandal - Levana Bratique - bras in every shape and size
![Caresse Crosby, who claimed the invention of the bra, was better known for her wild life - The Washington Post Caresse Crosby, who claimed the invention of the bra, was better known for her wild life - The Washington Post](https://img.washingtonpost.com/rf/image_480w/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2014/11/10/Others/Images/2014-11-10/Bra%20patent%20041415642411.jpg?uuid=b65gIGkDEeS6_WWYGSpEjQ)