The Battle to Wear Pants: How Western Women Pushed Boundaries by Wearing Bloomers

The trouser-like garments proved practical in the 1850s, but full acceptance was a long time coming.

From Bloomers to Pantsuits: A Brief History of Women's Dress

Pioneers & Settlers Archives

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Amelia Bloomer: The Suffragist Who Fought For Women's Dress Reform

The Bloomer Movement – Susan Higginbotham

Pioneers & Settlers Archives

Women wearing pants are still controversial.

Life and Writings of Amelia Bloomer

A brief history of women's fight to wear pants

Pioneers & Settlers Archives

Reactions to the Bloomer costume in Geneva. Historic Geneva

The Western Frontier Archives, Page 4 of 6

First Woman to Wear Pants