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Amelia Bloomer: Journalist, Suffragist, Anti-Fashion Icon

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Punch cartoon depicting mannish women smoking cigars and wearing pantsuits.

Dressed for Reform

Long before it was fashionable, Amelia Bloomer pioneered what would later be dubbed "respectability politics."

by Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell via Contingent on September 9, 2025

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