When I learned that 19th century women used hatpins for self-defense, I knew I had to have one. : r/WitchesVsPatriarchy

Victorian Umbrella Defense Surpassed Perilous Hatpins

Beware the Mighty Hatpin! Ladies Tea - War from a Feminine

Victorian magazine asking women why they preferred the single life

Beware the Mighty Hatpin! Ladies Tea - War from a Feminine

Before Mace, a Hatpin Was an Unescorted Lady's Best Defense

TIL during the early 1900s, hat pins were used by women for self

A Lady's Life in Mid-19th Century America — The Exploress

The Hatpin Peril Terrorized Men Who Couldn't Handle the 20th

Victorian Umbrella Defense Surpassed Perilous Hatpins

20th-Century Women Used Hatpins to Protect Themselves from Sexual

Beware the Mighty Hatpin! Ladies Tea - War from a Feminine