It goes without saying that history can be seen through countless kinds of prisms. One of the least obvious of these is women's hats.

I'm not talking just about the history of fashion. Women's headgear also reflects historic events, economic fluctuations of inflation and depression, political change, attitudes towards gender and celebrity, and other currents and trends.

All this is evident in a rich new illustrated two-century history, "Vintage Hats & Bonnets 1770-1970& ...

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