Description: Amelia Bloomer, who does not behave the way nineteenth-century society tells her a proper lady should, introduces pantaloons to American women to save them from the discomfort of their heavy, tight dresses.
Synopsis Amelia Bloomer, who does not behave the way nineteenth-century society tells her a proper lady should, introduces pantaloons to American women to save them from the discomfort of their heavy, tight dresses.
Details
Publication Date:
2000-03-01
Illustrator:
Chesley McLaren
Size
Height:
9.0 in
Width:
10.0 in
Thickness:
0.5 in
Weight:
16.8 oz
Publisher's Note This boldly illustrated picture book provides the tale of the women's rights activist who created bloomers in order to free women from the long and restrictive dresses they wore in the midnineteenth century.
Industry Reviews "An appealing picture book....Every page is enhanced by McLaren's witty and colorful gouache illustrations....[This] is a picture book girls are likely to love." Maier