Jamie Shirtz Lindsay Berish Period 8.   Born May 27, 1818 in Homer, NY  Little formal education  Worked for women’s rights and belonged to the suffrage.

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Jamie Shirtz Lindsay Berish Period 8

  Born May 27, 1818 in Homer, NY  Little formal education  Worked for women’s rights and belonged to the suffrage temperance movements  Married Dexter Bloomer around 1840  Had little formal education  Began writing for husband’s newspaper, The Seneca Falls County Courier  Began The Lily in 1849  Best known for fashion reform  Died December 31, 1894 in Council Bluffs, Iowa Biography

  Women’s fight for equality  Voting  Education  Work  Property  Fashion Reform:  Clothing not comfortable or practical  Wanted functional everyday clothing Women’s Rights

  Women’s Rights advocate  Began by writing in husband’s newspaper on contemporary social issues: The Seneca Falls County Courier  She edited the first newspaper for women: The Lily  Emphasized feminist ideals through writing  Dress Reform: Bloomers Amelia’s Contributions

  The first newspaper by a woman  Issued from 1849 to 1853  Began as a committee of women authors, lost popularity and dropped to only her  Supposed to be for “home distribution” but encountered issues  Originally a temperance newspaper, gained devotion to women’s rights and equality  Contained a mix of topics  Included readers’ articles  Served as a record of the feminists arguments The Lily

 “ I t is woman that speaks through The Lily…Intemperance is the great foe to her peace and happiness. It is that above all that has made her Home desolate and beggared her offspring… Surely, she has the right to wield her pen for its Suppression. Surely, she may without throwing aside the modest refinements which so much become her sex, use her influence to lead her fellow mortals from the destroyer’s path.” In the First Issue

  Previous clothing such as corsets and long dresses impractical  Proposed loose shirt, skirt, and pants underneath  Made it famous with articles in The Lily  Wore it herself  Named “bloomers” after her  Pants made appearance closer to the men Bloomers

 “ T he costume of women should be suited to her wants and necessities. It should conduce at once to her health, comfort, and usefulness; and, while it should not fail also to conduce to her personal adornment, it should make that end of secondary importance.” Amelia Bloomer

  Supported Women’s Rights Movement  Gave feminists a stronger voice  Published feminists ideas  Gave women the ability to choose comfort over appearance  Closed the gap between men and women by an important amount Effect

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