Fact Check: False Eyelashes Were NOT Invented By A Prostitute Named Gerda Puridle in 1882

Did a 19th century prostitute invent false eyelashes to block semen from getting in "working girl's" eyes? No, that's not true: This false eyelash history meme has no basis in fact, and real historical evidence points to a very different origin of false eyelashes as a purely cosmetic enhancement.