Bloomer, Amelia

Bloomer, Amelia
orig. Amelia Jenks

born May 27, 1818, Homer, N.Y., U.S.
died Dec. 30, 1894, Council Bluffs, Iowa

U.S. reformer.

In 1840 she married Dexter Bloomer, a Quaker newspaper editor. She wrote articles on education, unjust marriage laws, and women's suffrage and published the biweekly Lily (1849–54). Among her interests was dress reform, and the full trousers that she wore came to be known as bloomers. Her costume generated considerable publicity and helped to attract large crowds to her lectures in New York City, where she often shared the platform with Susan B. Anthony and the Rev. Antoinette L. Brown.

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  • Bloomer, Amelia Jenks — ▪ American social reformer née  Amelia Jenks  born May 27, 1818, Homer, N.Y., U.S. died Dec. 30, 1894, Council Bluffs, Iowa  American reformer who campaigned for temperance (temperance movement) and women s rights (women s movement).       Amelia …   Universalium

  • Bloomer,Amelia Jenks — Bloom·er (blo͞oʹmər), Amelia Jenks. 1818 1894. American social reformer who founded and edited the feminist newspaper Lily (1849 1855), wrote about unjust marriage laws and women s suffrage, and advocated a new style of dress for women. * * * …   Universalium

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  • Bloomer-Romper —    A garment introduced in 1919 for girls, it allowed freedom of movement with its full pantlike shape. Its name is taken from the woman credited with the invention of the bloomer, Amelia Jencks Bloomer of New York. Bloomer believed in functional …   Historical Dictionary of the Fashion Industry

  • Amelia — ► sustantivo femenino ADMINISTRACIÓN Territorio gobernado por un ámel. * * * amelía f. Distrito gobernado por un ámel. * * * amelía. f. Distrito gobernado por un ámel. * * * (as used in expressions) Bloomer, Amelia Amelia Jenks Earhart, Amelia… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • amelia — /euh mel ee euh, ay mee lee euh/, n. Pathol. the congenital absence of one or more limbs. [1970 75; A 6 + MELIA] * * * (as used in expressions) Bloomer Amelia Amelia Jenks Earhart Amelia Mary Bessie Amelia Emery Nation Carry Amelia * * * …   Universalium

  • Amelia — /euh meel yeuh/, n. a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning industrious. * * * (as used in expressions) Bloomer Amelia Amelia Jenks Earhart Amelia Mary Bessie Amelia Emery Nation Carry Amelia * * * …   Universalium

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