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How the West Was Worn: Bustles and Buckskins on the Wild Frontier
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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 carries 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
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How the West Was Worn: Bustles and Buckskins on the Wild Frontier