The Pocket: A Hidden History of Women’s Lives, 1660–1900, by Barbara Burman and Ariane Fennetaux: New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2019. 264 pp.; 200 color ills. $50

It is a truism among women that our clothes do not have enough pockets. Where are we to stash the keys, phones, and credit cards that facilitate the navigation of our daily lives? Barbara Burman an...