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PHOTOS: Women in Whiting history
Women in Whiting history
Corsets were used more than a century ago to squeeze women's curves into different positions to suit the latest fashion trends.
Women in Whiting history
Gayle Kosalko models a fox stole at the Whiting-Robertsdale Historical Society Museum. When she was young, Kosalko used to play with the stole, pretending the fox could talk.
Women in Whiting history
Women followed guides for reducing or enhancing their opportunities to become pregnant.
Women in Whiting history
This fertility wheel was used by women to determine when they were most likely to become pregnant.
Women in Whiting history
Feathers on a hat were once the height of fashion.
Women in Whiting history
When women wore gloves for more than keeping their hands warm in winter, they used glove boxes like this one to store their gloves.
Women in Whiting history
Women's fashion through the decades of Whiting's history is on display at the Whiting-Robertsdale Historical Society Museum.
Women in Whiting history
An Edwardian hat and a 1930s beret are on display along with a vintage hat Marshall Field & Co. hat box at the Whiting-Robertsdale Historical Society.
Women in Whiting history
Women in Whiting history
Lace collars were used to make a dress more dressy.
Women in Whiting history
Women's shoes have changed over the years.
Women in Whiting history
This doll head dates back to Gayle Kosalko's childhood.
Women in Whiting history
This atomizer was once used to spray perfume.
Women in Whiting history
Simplicity patterns changed over the decades as women's fashions changed.
Women in Whiting history
Creating the Marcel wave hairstyle popular in the 1920s took special tools and effort.
Women in Whiting history
Gayle Kosalko holds a Toni home permanent kit. About half a century later, she still remembers the smell and feel from using the kits.
Women in Whiting history
These are tools used by women to make themselves more attractive.
Women in Whiting history
This is what the kinside of a home permanent kit looked like.
Women in Whiting history
Mary Bercik was Indiana's first female mayor.
Women in Whiting history
The Fortnightly Club in Whiting met every other week, as the name implies. The club used elaborate personalized menus for its events.
