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 Origin of ""bra-burning"" 

 Although it seems to be established that no bras were burned in Atlantic City in 1968, news reports mentioned bra burning. In 1968 a bra burning took place on the campus of UCW in Aberystwyth, This bra burning was inspired by reports of bra burning in America - this presumably was the Atlantic City event although the exact date of the Aberystwyth bra burning is not known. The large bra was difficult to ignite with a cigarette lighter and smelled strongly of rubber as it burned. I will see if I can track down other participators and get more details - my memory is a bit vague.   "