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While women's rights campaigns started as early as the 1830s, women didn't gain the vote until 1920. One way we can understand the evolution of women's rights is through what they wore and why.
By dissecting 19th century women's fashion and culture, we can better understand the evolution of the Victorian mindset and its impact on the American woman's ever-shifting identity.
Abagail Belcastro has her MFA from Fairleigh Dickinson University and worked as an educator in the museum field for seven years. Her historical research looks at the intersection of women’s 19th century fashion and U.S. social history. She is an executive board member and Civilian Coordinator for the 2D NJ Brigade, NJ’s largest Civil War reenacting unit, and also edits and publishes a bi-annual Civil War magazine, The Advance.
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