Lisa Lindahl Papers
name: label: Donor
content: Lindahl, Lisa
label: Names
content: Bellisse
label: Names
content: Bell, Lesli
topic: label: Topic
content: Brassieres -- 20th century
label: Topic
content: Breast -- Cancer
label: Topic
content: Edema
label: Topic
content: Medical innovations
label: Topic
content: Sports bra
label: Topic
content: Women inventors
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated to the Archives Center in 2015 by Lisa Lindahl.
creator: label: Donor
content: Lindahl, Lisa
setName: label: See more items in
content: Lisa Lindahl Papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The collection documents the creation and marketing of the Compressure Comfort Bra, a bra designed to alleviate pain for women who have had breast cancer. The bra was developed in 2000 by Lisa Lindahl with physical therapist, Lesli Bell.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: In 1977 Lisa Lindahl, with Hinda Miller and Polly Palmer Smith, created the first sportsbra, called the Jogbra. In 2000, Lindhal partnered with Lesli Bell, a physical therapist looking to create a garment for women suffering from edema following breast cancer surgery. The two developed the Compressure Comfort Bra and founded the company Bellisse to sell their product.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.15 Cubic feet (1 box)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 2001-2005
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1352
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Articles
label: Type
content: Dvds
label: Type
content: Promotional literature
label: Type
content: Newspaper clippings
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged into one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Processed by Austin Arminio, intern, 2016.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Articles -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: DVDs
label: Genre/Form
content: Promotional literature
label: Genre/Form
content: Newspaper clippings
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The collection consists of newspaper and magazine articles, a DVD, and promotional and marketing materials relating to a compressure comfort bra Lindahl designed for use by patients with edema following breast cancer surgery.
relatedmaterial: label: Materials in the Archives Center
content: Maidenform Collection (AC0585)

Jogbra, Inc. Records (AC1315)

Division of Medicine and Science Disability Reference Collection (AC1319)