| Description |
x, 262 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-254) and index. |
| Summary |
"In Pantaloons and Power Gayle V. Fischer depicts how the reformers' denouncement of conventional dress highlighted the role of clothing in the struggle of power relations between the sexes. Wearing pantaloons was considered a subversive act and was often met with social ostracism. Fischer contends that while it was not the goal of many reformers to alter gender relations, as women adopted pantaloons the perception of male and female power relationships blurred, and the boundaries of social roles for women began to shift." "This carefully researched interdisciplinary study successfully combines the fields of costume history, women's history, material culture, and social history to tell the story of one highly charged dress reform and its resonance in nineteenth-century society."--BOOK JACKET. |
| Subject |
Clothing and dress -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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Women's rights -- United States -- History.
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| ISBN |
0873386825 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9780873386821 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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