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Originally Posted by onesnowyowl
Actually, they were mainly used by fathers to protect what they saw as "property". There's a reason why they're called "chastity" belts--they were meant to insure that the father's property--the daughter--remained chaste until marriage. A damaged daughter would not claim as high a bride-price as one left inviolate and pure.
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True that was one of their main uses. They were also used by some husbands.
Sweetpea