1. Long skirts swept the grounds and collected filth and dirt. This caused illness. The skirts were voluminous and hampered movement and prevented woman from working and earning.

    Long skirts swept the grounds and collected filth and dirt. This caused illness. The skirts were voluminous and hampered movement and prevented woman from working and earning.

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  2. Such clothing restricted body growth and hampered blood circulation. muscles remained under developed and the spines got bent.

    Such clothing restricted body growth and hampered blood circulation. muscles remained under developed and the spines got bent.

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  3. From childhood, girls were tightly laced up and dressed in stays. The effort was to restrict the growth of their bodies, contain them within small moulds. When slightly older girls have to wear corsets.

    From childhood, girls were tightly laced up and dressed in stays. The effort was to restrict the growth of their bodies, contain them within small moulds. When slightly older girls have to wear corsets.

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  4. Women in Victorian England were groomed from childhood to be docile, dutiful, submissive and obedient. The ideal woman was one who could bear pain and suffering

    Women in Victorian England were groomed from childhood to be docile, dutiful, submissive and obedient. The ideal woman was one who could bear pain and suffering

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  5. The red cap of liberty long trousers and revolutionary cockade (cap usually, worn on one side) pinned to a hat.

    The red cap of liberty long trousers and revolutionary cockade (cap usually, worn on one side) pinned to a hat.

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