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Amelia Jenks Bloomer (May 27, 1818 – December 30, 1894) was an American newspaper editor, women's rights and temperance advocate. Even though she did not create the women's clothing reform style known as bloomers , her name became associated with it because of her early and strong advocacy.
Amelia Bloomer: United States: 1818: 1894: Suffragist, publisher and editor of The Lily, advocated for many women's issues [19] 1800–1874: Barbara Bodichon: United Kingdom: 1827: 1891 [19] [52] 1800–1874: Laura Borden: Canada: 1861: 1940: President of the Local Council of Women of Halifax: 1800–1874: Lily Braun: Germany: 1865: 1916 [19 ...
Rise: A Feminist Book Project, formerly known as the Amelia Bloomer Project and compiled by the American Library Association, is an annual list of books with significant feminist content that are intended for readers from birth to age 18. [1] [2] The Amelia Bloomer Project was started in 2002 and continued annually until the name change in 2020 ...
Amelia Bloomer (1818–1894) – women's rights and temperance advocate; her name was associated with women's clothing reform style known as bloomers. [ 27 ] Marietta Bones (1842–1901) – suffragist, social reformer, philanthropist.
Amelia Bloomer (1818–1894) – advocate of women's issues, suffragist, publisher and editor of The Lily; Helen Gurley Brown (1922–2012) – author of Sex and the Single Girl, long-time editor of Cosmopolitan, advocate of women's self-fulfillment; Lucy Burns (1879–1966) – suffragist and women's rights activist
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Depiction of Amelia Bloomer wearing the famous "bloomer" costume, which was named after her (a tunic + "pantelettes") "The Bloomer Costume", that Bloomer became known for, an outfit consisting of a tunic and pantelettes, was also visible in the paper. While Bloomer did not create this outfit, she defended it in The Lily.
NEENAH — Two new names are at the top of the list for most popular baby names this year, according to ThedaCare, which said it collected data for babies born in its hospitals through Dec. 1 ...