
Arrested for showing too much skin on the beach
Imagine being arrested for wearing the wrong bathing suit. In 1918, the year my forthcoming novel takes place, that was a distinct possibility. Not only did women not yet have the right to vote – that finally happened in 1920 – they were also subjected to ticketing and possible arrest for wearing swimsuits that didn't cover enough skin. Police officers used a tape measure to determine if a woman’s swimsuit was too short on her legs. The decade of the 1910s brought big changes