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| The bloomer's complaint. Philadelphia: A Fiot; New York: Hall & Son, 1851. "A very pathetic song for the piano forte." Color lithograph by P. S. Duval, Philadelphia. Signed "C Schuessele del. 1851." Mrs. Amelia Bloomer, a famous women's right leader, began wearing this costume in 1850; the following spring it became a popular fashion. |
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