Caresse Crosby
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American publisher, activist, and inventor of the bra (1892–1970)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1892
- Died
- 1970
- Works
- 7
Top works
- Portfolio
- Impossible melodies
- Crosses of gold
- Graven images
- Poems for Harry Crosby
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Young
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- Rome
- Spouse
- Harry Crosby
- Occupation
- fashion designer
- Educated at
- Choate Rosemary Hall
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- American English
- Field of work
- art
- Image
- Caresse Crosby and her whippet.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
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- date of birth
- 1892-04-20
- date of death
- 1970-01-24
- birth name
- Mary Phelps Jacob
- writing language
- English language
- personal library at
- Harry Ransom Center
- married name
- Mary Peabody
- Commons category
- Caresse Crosby
- name in native language
- Caresse Crosby
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