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>I was a Catholic high school girl in the mid-50s. That >parochial school told us that we should expect to be >trained to promote discipline, poise, academic rigor, >and purity. >Beginning in ninth grade, we were required to wear a >girdle, bra, garters and stockings. We though that we >had finally arrived to womanhood. Part of our ninth >grade orientation experience was a meeting about >girdles. A girdle fitter introduced us to one of her >customers. They gave us a live demonstration about >the virtues of girdle wearing. An actual fitting was >conducted. A college girl that was also a graduate of >our school woman took off her dress and slip. She >taught us how to put on a girdle and discussed the >features of her girdle. We learned about boning, >panels, hooks and zippers. The young woman was so >pretty and positive about the virtues of her girdling >experiences. As a fifteen year old girl, I thought “I >want to be like her”. >The fitter told us that a girdle prevented all the >unnecessary movement and sloppiness that was >unsightly. The young lady mentioned that boys were >interested in her underwear. She told us that we >should be proud to wear a girdle. It was absolutely >normal for boys to know that we were properly >supported. Boys would know that we were doing the >right thing by donning this wonderful garment. >When we were hugged by boys or danced with boys, it >would be normal for them to feel the firmness of our >girdle. We were to make sure that they would not be >allowed to see our underwear of course. >It was interesting to see the reaction of this >session. We thought that this was just part of our >rite of passage. It was just something that young >women needed to know. >Later, before our junior prom, we had another session. > We were all given individual figure analyses. The >same fitter gave us suggestions about what garment >would best suit our needs. We were told that since >each of us had a different figure correction need, we >each needed a different girdle. We were told to take >out “prescription” home to show our moms. Retaining >our purity was probably the main purpose of these >sessions. We had to control our figures and girdles >also were supposed to help us control our boyfriends. >That day one girl asked a nun who was with us if she >wore a girdle. She said that since she was a woman >that she of course wore girdles. >As I look back on these experiences, I know that young >women would not be as compliant as we were. Maybe >they should be. If teens wore girdles again, we would >not have the obesity problem we have today. Each >morning, our girdle zippers kept us fit. We could not >gain weight. >Sorry if I rambled.

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