There is a scene in the Civil War epic Gone With the Wind in which Scarlett O'Hara is dressing to go to a barbeque at a neighboring plantation. Scarlett has her eye on one of the men who lives there and wants to appear particularly attractive. So, she orders her maid to tighten her corset so that her waist is abnormally small.
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Smolak, L. (2005). Eating Disorders in Girls. In: Bell, D.J., Foster, S.L., Mash, E.J. (eds) Handbook of Behavioral and Emotional Problems in Girls. Issues in Clinical Child Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-48674-1_16
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