It’s a chilly February morning in 1927 Washington D.C., and the city’s taxpayers are in for a rude awakening. At the heart of the chaos is the District Assessor’s office, where Estelle Lowrey and her colleagues are scrambling to meet the looming deadline for personal tax returns. But amidst the bureaucratic mayhem, a peculiar scandal is brewing. The fashionistas of the nation’s capital have decreed that shapely knees are a thing of the past. According to the Parisian designers, the ‘knee-high’ style is so last season, and dresses must now cover up those offending limbs. The reasoning behind this decree? It’s claimed that practically all knees are ugly, and the public is tired of seeing them. It’s a bizarre notion, especially when one considers the words of Estelle Lowrey, who is working tirelessly to meet the tax return deadline.
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Key Facts
- State: National
- Category: Public Corruption
- Era: Historical
- Source: Library of Congress — Chronicling America ↗
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