(i) New schools for children emphasised the importance of plain dressing and discouraged ornamentation. (ii) Gymnastics and games entered the school curriculum for women. As women took to sports, they had to weal' clothes that did not hinder movement. (iii) When they went out to work, they needed clRead more
(i) New schools for children emphasised the importance of plain dressing and discouraged ornamentation.
(ii) Gymnastics and games entered the school curriculum for women. As women took to sports, they had to weal’ clothes that did not hinder movement.
(iii) When they went out to work, they needed clothes that were comfortable and convenient.
(i) Conservatives every where opposed the change. (ii) They felt that women who gave up traditional norms of dressing no longer looked beauuful and lost their femimity and grace. (iii) Faced with persistent attacks, many women began to wear their traditional clothes to conform to conventions.
(i) Conservatives every where opposed the change.
(ii) They felt that women who gave up traditional norms of dressing no longer looked beauuful and lost their femimity and grace.
(iii) Faced with persistent attacks, many women began to wear their traditional clothes to conform to conventions.
(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 rationaRead more
(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.
(i) Long skirts swept the ground and collected filth and dirt. This caused illness. (ii) The skirts were voluminous and difficult Io handle. (iii) They hampered movement and prevented woman from working and earning. Reform of the dress, it was said, would changed the position of woman
(i) Long skirts swept the ground and collected filth and dirt. This caused illness.
(ii) The skirts were voluminous and difficult Io handle.
(iii) They hampered movement and prevented woman from working and earning. Reform of the dress, it was said, would changed the position of woman
(i) Women's magazines described how tight dresses and corsets caused deformities and illness among young girls. (ii) Such clothing restricted body growth and hampered blood circulation. (iii) Muscles remained underdeveloped and the spines got bent. (iv) Doctors reported that many women were regularlRead more
(i) Women’s magazines described how tight dresses and corsets caused deformities and illness among young girls.
(ii) Such clothing restricted body growth and hampered blood circulation.
(iii) Muscles remained underdeveloped and the spines got bent.
(iv) Doctors reported that many women were regularly complaining of acute weakness and fainted frequently.
Corsets then became necessary to hold up the wakened spine.
What were the reasons that made women opt for comfortable and simple dresses?
(i) New schools for children emphasised the importance of plain dressing and discouraged ornamentation. (ii) Gymnastics and games entered the school curriculum for women. As women took to sports, they had to weal' clothes that did not hinder movement. (iii) When they went out to work, they needed clRead more
(i) New schools for children emphasised the importance of plain dressing and discouraged ornamentation.
See less(ii) Gymnastics and games entered the school curriculum for women. As women took to sports, they had to weal’ clothes that did not hinder movement.
(iii) When they went out to work, they needed clothes that were comfortable and convenient.
flow were the conservatives successful in making the women adopt their old clothing?
(i) Conservatives every where opposed the change. (ii) They felt that women who gave up traditional norms of dressing no longer looked beauuful and lost their femimity and grace. (iii) Faced with persistent attacks, many women began to wear their traditional clothes to conform to conventions.
(i) Conservatives every where opposed the change.
See less(ii) They felt that women who gave up traditional norms of dressing no longer looked beauuful and lost their femimity and grace.
(iii) Faced with persistent attacks, many women began to wear their traditional clothes to conform to conventions.
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 rationaRead more
(i) In the 1870s, the National woman Suffrage, Association headed by Mrs Stanton and the American Woman Suffrage Association campaigned for
See lessdress 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.
Why were the traditional clothes of women criticised in America?
(i) Long skirts swept the ground and collected filth and dirt. This caused illness. (ii) The skirts were voluminous and difficult Io handle. (iii) They hampered movement and prevented woman from working and earning. Reform of the dress, it was said, would changed the position of woman
(i) Long skirts swept the ground and collected filth and dirt. This caused illness.
See less(ii) The skirts were voluminous and difficult Io handle.
(iii) They hampered movement and prevented woman from working and earning. Reform of the dress, it was said, would changed the position of woman
How did women suffer by wearing tight dresses and corsets?
(i) Women's magazines described how tight dresses and corsets caused deformities and illness among young girls. (ii) Such clothing restricted body growth and hampered blood circulation. (iii) Muscles remained underdeveloped and the spines got bent. (iv) Doctors reported that many women were regularlRead more
(i) Women’s magazines described how tight dresses and corsets caused deformities and illness among young girls.
See less(ii) Such clothing restricted body growth and hampered blood circulation.
(iii) Muscles remained underdeveloped and the spines got bent.
(iv) Doctors reported that many women were regularly complaining of acute weakness and fainted frequently.
Corsets then became necessary to hold up the wakened spine.