The Woman in American HistoryAddison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1971 - 207 pages |
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Page 34
... cause of a " Turkish costume , " first worn in America by the unconven- tional British actress Fanny Kemble . Mrs. Bloomer , soon per- suaded of the advantages of pantaloons gathered chastely at the ankles and topped by a belted smock ...
... cause of a " Turkish costume , " first worn in America by the unconven- tional British actress Fanny Kemble . Mrs. Bloomer , soon per- suaded of the advantages of pantaloons gathered chastely at the ankles and topped by a belted smock ...
Page 123
... cause for very practical reasons . It was tragic to have an alcoholic in the family , in view of the total legal and economic dependency of wives on their husbands . The fear of drunken- ness was thus very real to many women . The ...
... cause for very practical reasons . It was tragic to have an alcoholic in the family , in view of the total legal and economic dependency of wives on their husbands . The fear of drunken- ness was thus very real to many women . The ...
Page 162
... cause . They drew up a formal contract specifying that Mrs. Catt would have several months of the year during which she could devote her- self to the cause of suffrage . Since Mr. Catt's business took him out of town a good deal of the ...
... cause . They drew up a formal contract specifying that Mrs. Catt would have several months of the year during which she could devote her- self to the cause of suffrage . Since Mr. Catt's business took him out of town a good deal of the ...
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Theories of Women's Studies Gloria Bowles,Renate Duelli-Klein,Renate Klein No preview available - 1983 |