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Women in Pants : Manly Maidens, Cowgirls, and Other Renegades
Women in Pants Manly Maidens Cowgirls and Other Renegades Author:Catherine Smith, Cynthia Greig Despite what most people may think, American women have always worn pants. Featuring an unusual collection of vintage photographs from the 1850s to the 1920s, Women in Pants documents an almost forgotten revolution in clothing. Defying convention, Victorian dress reformers as well as farmers, laborers, miners, cowgirls, and sportswomen op... more »enly wore trousers, while other women disguised themselves in men's attire to get good jobs, go to combat, engage in relationships with other women, or experiment with gender identity. Candid, often humorous quotes from contemporary newspapers and magazines complement the photographs and enhance our understanding of the culture and time in which these women lived. For some, wearing pants was a necessity; for others, it was an act of defiance; for still others, it was just fun.« less
Vikki C. (Vikki) reviewed Women in Pants : Manly Maidens, Cowgirls, and Other Renegades on
Well worth looking through! Were we EVER that backwards as a people where pants caused such a stir? Of course we were and this lends credence to the old saying "Pants make the man"