Women's Clothes From 1820 To 1860

I mentioned the change of streams of women’s clothes so far. Those examples of changes contributed to get ahead in society, however, there are examples of women’s clothes which interfere the movement of women into the society.In other world, women held the dilemma that the more women successfully progress in the society by adjusting their clothes to the change of their action, the more people would criticize them at the point of their dresses rather than their political arguments.

Such women’s struggle with their fashion and women’s empowerment is remarkable in 1820 to 1860. Those period was the “ Respect for Feminity,” and people demanded women to be pious, faithful, obedience, and homely. Moreover, women held the duty to do the domestic
Most of those women were white middle-class protestants and they were highly educated. Their movement were conducted as the speech at assemblies. Then, women adjust their clothes to those behavioral changes. For instance, there was dressed known as “Turkish Style” which is the style combined with skirt and bloomer. This style was suit to the women who were busy to work outside of their house. One woman who wore this costume in her daily life says that “I found the dress comfortable , light easy and convenient,and well adopted to the needs of my busy life.”(Kerber, Linda K., and De Hart Jane Sherron, op.cit, pp.461.)However, people criticized women because of their dresses which were not match with the needs of those; “Respect for Feminity,” rather than debating women’s political ideas. The evidence for this idea, some editors of magazines of those times wrote the articles which showed the correct style what women should wear. (“women’s Emancipation,” Harper’s New Monthly Magazine 3, no. 15 [Aug. 1851]: 424.) Then, women changed their clothes again to adjust the demand of society. That is the appearance of hidden bloomers. According to the book, “By 1874 dress reform had more