Wearing the Trousers: Fashion, Freedom & the Rise of the Modern Woman

The Victorian era was filled with painful style from corsets and binding that gripped society. In the 1850's a new loose fitting dress called the "Turkish dress" swept through American and Britain society becoming a feminist movement overnight and receiving the ire and satire from the world's press. Many important figures were scandalized or supported this movement like H.G. Wells to George Bernard Shaw as the movement grew in size, making way for the Suffragist cause in 1907. From female prostitution, to the working condition of garment making and even the nineteenth century slave trade, see how changing garments sparked a revolution.

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