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You forgot your skirt, Amelia Bloomer : a very improper story /

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Corey, Shana
Other Authors: McLaren, Chesley (Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Scholastic Press, 2000.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Bloomer, Amelia Jenks, > 1818-1894 > Juvenile literature.
Feminists > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Clothing and dress > History > Juvenile literature.
Sex role > Juvenile literature.
Women's rights > United States > Juvenile literature.
Bloomer, Amelia Jenks, > 1818-1894.
Feminists.
Women > Biography.
Clothing and dress > History.
Sex role.
Women's rights.
Description
Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Awards:Booklist Editors' Choice/Books for Youth, 2000.
ISBN:0439078199 (alk. paper)