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They start carring umbrellas
It wasn't until the 1600s that European women began to carry umbrellas, mostly as shade from the sun. -
Wood and oilcloth umbrellas
Sometime in the 1700s it became popular to carry wood and oilcloth models as protection from the rain. -
The steel ribbed kind umbrella
In 1852, Samuel Fox invented the steel ribbed kind that we see today. Since then, they have evolved. We now have umbrellas for the rain and sun.