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    From where did "Bloomers" get so named?

    Question #51745. Asked by Buck540. (Oct 16 04 6:53 PM)


    gmackematix

    		As in Amelia Bloomer who invented the things.

    Oct 16 04, 8:55 PM
    Buck540

    		Yes it was her name, but she did not invent them, rather, she was a well known proponent of woman's rights during the late 19th century.

    She often insisted on wearing pants rather than hoop skirts, and thus scandalized polite social circles of her day.

    Oct 17 04, 12:42 PM

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