The creation of bespoke clothing offered women a way to escape traditional middle-class expectations and gain unprecedented power, until men took over.
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Fashioning the College Woman: Dress, Gender, and Sexuality at Smith College in the 1920s - Van Cleave - 2009 - The Journal of American Culture - Wiley Online Library
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Deborah Sampson dressed as a man to fight in the American Revolution
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