Amelia Bloomer: Dress Reformer

Amelia Bloomer: Dress Reformer

by | Jan 3, 2016 | Pockets for Women

Amelia Bloomer didn’t invent the “Bloomer costume” but she did wear it, wrote about it and advocated for it. She said of the shorter dress worn over modest bloomers, “The costume of women should be suited to her wants and necessities. It should...