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Women delivering ice, traditionally a man's job, USA, WW1, 1918 (infosec.pub)
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[โ€“] msprout@lemmy.world 7 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

Believe it or not, that's what dutch clogs (sabots, the teardrop-shaped wooden shoes) were for. They were around as early as the 1500s.

[โ€“] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 weeks ago

True! It was pretty much the go-to safety shoes during the industrial revolution, and the agrarian safety shoe long before that. (Gotta spend those long winter nights doing something when you can't plow the fields)