The History of the Sports Bra

The sports bra was invented in 1977, at the height of the women’s liberation movement and the first jogging craze. It was created by a woman named Lisa Lindahl, her friend Smith who had costume-making experience, and was bankrolled by funds that assistant Hinda Schreiber Miller secured from her parents.

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The Material Culture of the Sports Bra: Supporting Innovation and Femininity in Athletics — Coalition of Master's Scholars on Material Culture

How the First Sports Bra Got Its Stabilizing Start, At the Smithsonian

The Sports Bra: Savior of Sporty Boobies Everywhere! — A Crooked

Why the Sports Bra is So Much More Than An Undergarment

National Museum of American History

A Brief History of the Sports Bra

The History Of The Sports Bra Is Surprisingly Feminist

How The Sports Bra Began – Bloom Bras

History of the Sports Bra on Apple Podcasts

History of the Sports Bra - Sports Podcast

National Museum of American History

History and Evolution of Sports Bra

As the Women's World Cup gets underway, a look at the history of the sports bra

As the Women's World Cup gets underway, a look at the history of the sports bra