Bohemian style was not really until the First World War that "many working women ... embarked on a revolution in fashion that greatly reduced the weight and restrictions imposed on them by their clothing". Some women working in factories wore trousers and the brassiere (invented in 1889 by the feminist Herminie Cadolle and patented in America by Mary Phelps Jacob in 1914) began gradually to supersede the corset. In shipyards "trouser suits" (the term, "pantsuit" was adopted in America in the 1920s) were virtually essential to enable women to shin up and down ladders. Music hall artists also helped to push the
Dee Dee Phelps the Book Publicists of Southern California for her book promotion. "Vinyl Highway" also received honorable mention in the "Writer's Digest" "15th International Book Awards." as well as a "Next Generation Indie Book Awards Finalist" in the memoir category. In 2008, Sperling teamed with actor/singer Michael Dunn, and the two are performing as Dick and Dee Dee. In 2013, Sperling teamed with Deke Detanna of the doo-wop group, Deke and The Blazers. Phelps currently lives with her husband in Pacific Palisades, California. She has three adult children. Dee Dee Phelps Dee Dee Phelps (born Mary Sperling) is a singer-songwriter and author