These ‘self-defense gloves’ were a hot item in London circa 1850. They were being snapped up by our female ancestors around about the time that Jack the Ripper was on the prowl... They got me thinking about Willie Murphy, the kickass 82-year-old who was getting ready to hit the sack one night when a 28-year-old intruder broke into her home. Being an award-winning bodybuilder who works out diligently on a daily basis, Ms. Willie was not having it. “I picked up the table, and I went to work on him,” she said. “The table broke.” The intruder was escorted to hospital by police officers who arrived on the scene shortly after, but not before Willie had taught him a lesson: “He picked the wrong house.” A girl’s gotta do what a girl’s gotta do. Thanks, dear @dullaysimmi , for posting the gloves. Now I know what I want for Xmas.