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Born in 1818 in a rural area of New York, Amelia Jenks Bloomer turned out to be a reformist for women.
Amelia's first profession was as a school teacher. Amelia Bloomer's life revolves around being a women's rights activist and bought women's clothing reform style.
She was an American advocate and reformist for the women's rights movement during the 1800s, when there was the initial phase of the feminist movement. She devoted most of her life working religiously for the betterment of women and to give them their rights. On moving to Seneca Falls, she hosted a community to improve women.
In 1848, Bloomer attended the first women's rights convention at Seneca Falls, and there she met Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott. They later became a very important part of her activism. She also found a newspaper later called 'Lily' to help women get aware of their rights and grow to spread gender equality. This newspaper was the first American newspaper edited by women only and was published by the ladies' temperance society.
Bloomer dived into another critical topic in the 19th-century women's rights movement: fashion while supporting more comprehensive access for women to education and the voting box. In earlier times, the name of Amelia Bloomer got rapidly associated with the dress reform and women's rights convention because of showing early and strong advocacy through her work. Bloomer felt that women's current clothing and the expectations of women's fashion were outdated and dangerous in modern society.
Heavy corsets and Petticoats weighed down Victorian women, a clear reflection of their silenced voices outside the home. Furthermore, the heavy fashions of the mid-nineteenth century were not only unpleasant but also dangerous. Between 1850 and 1860, tight-lacing corsets made it difficult to breathe, while flammable crinolines killed 3,000 women. Bulky clothes also become entangled in modern equipment, hurting and killing women. All these issues made Amelia Jenks Bloomer curious about the need for fashion reform for women. Elizabeth Cady Stanton also confessed her support to such dresses for women.
Continue reading to learn more about how Amelia Bloomer contributed to the women's rights movement and changed women's fashion forever.
Bloomer championed women's rights and temperance till her death. From 1871 to 1873, she was the President of the Iowa Suffrage Association.
The Bloomer Costume
The Backlash for the Amelia Bloomer's Dress
Suffragists Leave Bloomers
The books written by Amelia Bloomer are 'Hear Me Patiently' and '20 Hrs. 40 Min: Our Flight In The Friendship.'
Amelia Jenks Bloomer, an editor, social activist, and suffragist. She was also a fashion advocate and did a lot of hard work to bring reforms in clothing for women.
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Kidadl provides inspiration to entertain and educate your children. We recognise that not all activities and ideas are appropriate and suitable for all children and families or in all circumstances. Our recommended activities are based on age but these are a guide. We recommend that these ideas are used as inspiration, that ideas are undertaken with appropriate adult supervision, and that each adult uses their own discretion and knowledge of their children to consider the safety and suitability.
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