Caresse crosby autobiography


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Caresse Crosby

Socialite and inventor (1892–1970)

Caresse Crosby

Caresse Crosby and her whippet Narcisse

Born

Mary Phelps Jacob


(1892-04-20)April 20, 1892

New York City, U.S.

DiedJanuary 24, 1970(1970-01-24) (aged 77)

Rome, Italy

Other namesPolly Jacob, Polly Peabody
Occupation(s)Publisher, activist, writer
Known forInventor of the modern bra
Co-founder, Black Sun Press
Notable workPortfolio: An Intercontinental Quarterly
Spouses

Richard R.

Peabody

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(m. 1915; div. 1922)​

Harry Crosby

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(m. 1922; died 1929)​

Selbert Young

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(m. ; div. 1939)​
Children2

Caresse Crosby (born Mary Phelps Jacob; April 20, 1892 – January 24, 1970)[1] was the recipient of a patent for the first successful modern bra,[2] an American patron of