Bloomers, Victorian Era, Women's Rights, Reform Movement

Bloomers, “rational dress” for women advocated by Amelia Jenks Bloomer in the early 1850s. The entire costume, called the “Bloomer costume” or simply “bloomers,” consisted of a short jacket, a skirt extending below the knee, and loose “Turkish” trousers, gathered at the ankles. The innovation

The Evolution of Dress Reform – Part 1 - Recollections Blog

A (brief) history of lingerie, from ancient times to the present

19th Century Dress Reform In Pictures

Women in the 19C United States of America: Fighting for Equality & Bloomers - Amelia Jenks Bloomer 1818-1894

Dress Reform - Freethought Trail - New York

Bloomers, Victorian Era, Women's Rights, Reform Movement

Dress Reform and the Bloomer Outfit, Seneca Falls and the Start of Annual Conventions, Seneca Falls and Building a Movement, 1776–1890, Explore

Symbolism in the Women's Suffrage Movement

The Evolution of Dress Reform – Part 1 - Recollections Blog

Rational Dress Reform, Victorian Bloomers and Cycling Costumes