Bloomerism
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Punch magazine, 1851.
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- 1851
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- North Carolina in the New South: Primary sources and readings explore North Carolina in the decades after the Civil War (1870–1900). Topics include changes in agriculture, the growth of cities and industry, the experiences of farmers and mill workers, education, cultural changes, politics and political activism, and the Wilmington Race Riot. (Page 5.3)
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Sketch from the British Punch magazine, 1851, shows women wearing bloomers. It is titled “Ladies of the Creation — Bloomerism,” and the caption reads, “A probable incident if bloomerism isn’t put down. Maid: ‘If you please, Miss, the dressmaker has brought home your new — ahem — frock.’” The maid holds out a pair of polka-dot bloomers.
