1. Amelia Bloomer Lindsey Abramson, Laura Eckman, & Staci Gelatka

2. Biography Born in Homer, New York, on May 27, 1818 Educated for only 2 years, but remarkably intelligent Became a teacher Married Dexter Bloomer Wrote articles in support of prohibition and women's rights in Dexter's paper –Seneca Falls Courier Joined temperance and women's rights groups –S.C. Convention in 1848

3. Biography –Jan 1849 - published The Lily - newspaper devoted entirely to women's issues Suffrage, temperance, education, & fashion –Moved to Mt Vernon, Ohio, in 1854, then Council Bluffs, Iowa a year later –Had to sell The Lily when they moved to Mary Birdsall Lasted from 1849 - 1853 –Dedicated to women's rights untill her death in Coucil Bluffs, Iowa, on Dec 30, 1894

4. Women’s Movement Suffrage –19 th Amendment –Ratified August 18, 1920 Fashion of the 1800s –Corsets, petticoats, and hoop skirts –Up to 15 pounds of clothing –“Hourglass figure” Temperance/Prohibition –Movement to stop the production and use of alcohol

5. Individual Contributions The Lily- first newspaper published, edited, and typeset by women Wore pants in public - "bloomers" Lectures beginning in 1851 Fashion designer Established churches, Good Templar lodges, suffrage legislation, and the Soldiers' Aid Society Supported a legal code that ended the distinction between men and women's property rights Introduced Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton in 1851

6. Effects of Specific Contributions Encouraged women to throw off their petticoats and corsets, wear looser clothing, with pants underneath a knee-length skirt Argued for women's rights Changed social and political culture Increased Awareness Leader

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