Fashion Statement: The Bloomer and its Impact on the Women's
By A Mystery Man Writer
Description
While doing research for my series on the suffragist movement in the United States, I came across a very interesting trend that was briefly popular during the mid-19th century. Elizabeth Smith Miller debuted the "Bloomer" costume in 1851 . Miller was working in her garden and became irritated when her long and heavy skirts got…
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Bloomers, Victorian Era, Women's Rights, Reform Movement
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Bloomers, Victorian Era, Women's Rights, Reform Movement
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