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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465061103321

Autore

Fischer Gayle V

Titolo

Pantaloons & power [[electronic resource] ] : a nineteenth-century dress reform in the United States / / Gayle V. Fischer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Kent, Ohio, : Kent State University Press, c2001

ISBN

1-61277-267-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (276 p.)

Disciplina

391/.2/097309034

Soggetti

Clothing and dress - United States - History - 19th century

Women's rights - United States - History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-254) and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction: Who Wears the Pants?""; ""1. Perfecting America: Antebellum Reform, Fashion, and Antifashion""; ""2. The First Dress Reformers: New Harmony, Indiana, 1824-1827""; ""3. Pantaloons in Private: Health and Religious Dress Reform before Freedom Dresses""; ""4. Pantaloons in Public: Woman's Rights and Freedom Dresses""; ""5. Out of the Closet: Health and Religious Dress Reform after Freedom Dresses""; ""6. ""I'm Coming Out as a Bloomer"": Eccentric and Independent Dress Reformers""; ""7. What Happened to Dress Reform?""

""Epilogue: Women Wear the Pants""""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""