Do ladies have bigger bottoms than men?
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (323652)
Rockingham, Australia
October 18, 2022 11:12pm CST
I watched a YouTube video of sheep-dipping and Battlesden carts. It is one of a series of videos featuring Jack Hargreaves, an English TV presenter and writer. I could go on and on about the programs but won’t.
However, I want to tell you about an interesting feature of the Battlesden carts. They were made in Bedfordshire during the late 19th century. There was a ladies’ and a gents’ version. The gents’ cart had larger wheels which meant the step was higher off the ground. The smaller wheels on the ladies’ carts meant they didn’t have to step up so far to get into the cart. The wheels had splashguards which curved way down over the wheels in a bid to keep dirt and mud from splashing up on the passengers’ clothes.
But the intriguing bit is that the seat on the ladies’ carts was four inches longer than that of the men’s. I’m sure it was just to accommodate their bustles, not because they had bigger bottoms.
The photo is mine of Prudence, a pony we once owned.
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@DaddyEvil (137251)
• United States
19 Oct 22
Interesting... But no, I'm not going to give an answer to your question... I hope you have a wonderful day.
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@sallypup (57302)
• Centralia, Washington
19 Oct 22
@DaddyEvil You ought to run for a public office. Thanks for the laugh.
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@DaddyEvil (137251)
• United States
19 Oct 22
@sallypup You're always welcome to any smiles or laughs I can help you with.
Public office wouldn't fit my personality. I'm told my face gives away my thoughts whether I say what I'm thinking or not.
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@DaddyEvil (137251)
• United States
19 Oct 22
@xFiacre I gave a very similar answer.
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@Beestring (13051)
• Hong Kong
19 Oct 22
Prudence is so good looking. I love the carts.
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@snowy22315 (168368)
• United States
19 Oct 22
Well, you learn something everyday don't you?
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@JudyEv (323652)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Oct 22
I certainly do. On a good day, I might learn several things! lol
@wolfgirl569 (93502)
• Marion, Ohio
19 Oct 22
Back then it looked like women were a lot bigger
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@wolfgirl569 (93502)
• Marion, Ohio
19 Oct 22
@JudyEv They tried to look like they had huge bottoms for some reason.
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@JudyEv (323652)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Oct 22
@wolfgirl569 I don't know how they sat down with those bustles they used to wear.
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@Fleura (28933)
• United Kingdom
19 Oct 22
Nice photo, although I'm guessing that isn't a Battlesden cart (not that I know too much about the dozens of types of horse-drawn vehicles that used to throng the streets!)
But yes, in general ladies have bigger skirts and bigger bottoms, at least in proportion to their size though maybe not in absolute terms!
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@LindaOHio (153176)
• United States
19 Oct 22
Love the photo. I vote for the bustles too, not bigger bottoms.
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@DevMrSamEleazar (13701)
• Philippines
19 Oct 22
Well I believe it is from workout. because anyone can have big bottom
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@FourWalls (61308)
• United States
19 Oct 22
Didn’t women wear those big-butt flowing dresses with the hoop skirts underneath back then? They probably only weighed 90 pounds without their dress but 200 pounds WITH it.
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@FourWalls (61308)
• United States
20 Oct 22
@JudyEv — I have read that a number of drowning victims in 19th and 20th century ship disasters were women who were weighted down by their dresses.
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@JudyEv (323652)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Oct 22
@FourWalls I hadn't thought about that but I can truly believe it. Their garments would be a hindrance under almost all circumstances.
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