Vanessa Which one was the first one?Male or female chastity belts?
History we talk about female belts.
This chastity belt was worn by the women of Florence, Italy as a method of preventing rape.
Unlike female chastity belts, the development of the male chastity belt/device is easier to follow. It's history is much more recent, and therefore much more recorded. New inventions have been protected by patients, and therefore such records help us trace the origins of various designs of the MCD.
Between the 1850s and the beginning of the Second World War male chastity devices were developed for the purpose of preventing masturbation which was believed to cause insanity. It is at this point where we can see a distinct difference between male and female chastity belts/devices. The Victorian view of the female chastity belt was to protect the wearer from rape, and where therefore considered as a method of security.