Women in Pants: Manly Maidens, Cowgirls, and Other Renegades

by Cynthia Greig, Catherine Smith, Catherine Smith, et al.

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Despite what most people may think, American women have always worn pants. Featuring an unusual collection of vintage photographs from the 1850s to the 1920s, Women in Pants documents an almost forgotten revolution in clothing. Defying convention, Victorian dress reformers as well as farmers, labourers, miners, cowgirls and sportswomen openly wore trousers, while other women disguised themselves in men's attire to get good jobs, go to combat, engage...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0810945711

ISBN13:9780810945715

Release Date:March 2003

Publisher:Harry N. Abrams

Length:184 Pages

Weight:2.15 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 7.5" x 10.6"

Age Range:13 years and up

Grade Range:Grade 8 to Postsecondary

Related Subjects

Arts, Music & Photography Fashion History Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Photo Essays Photography Politics & Social Sciences Portraits Social Science Social Sciences

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