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“The daughter of Dr. Hansen, of this city, appeared in the bloomer suit at a convention last week. It was scandalous.”
The Sacramento Bee, California, May 26, 1861
Amelia Jenks Bloomer was a newspaper editor, public speaker, and proponent of women’s rights and other social reform. She did not design the then-daring outfit that carried her name – a short dress that reaches below the knees with frilled Turkish-style trousers gathered in ruffles at the ankles. She did promote the costume, wore it herself, and watched it become a symbol of the fledgling women’s movement.
To learn more about the fashion trendsetters of the Old West read
How the West Was Worn.
