What reforms were introduced in women’s clothing?

(i) In the 1870s, the National woman Suffrage, Association headed by Mrs Stanton and the American Woman Suffrage Association campaigned for
dress reform.
(ii) The argument was to simplify dress, shorten skirts and abandon corsets.
(iii) On both sides of the Atlantic, there was a movement for rational dress reform.
They felt that if clothes were comfortable arid convenient then women could work, earn their living and become independent.