Dressed for freedom [electronic resource] : the fashionable politics of American feminism / Einav Rabinovitch-Fox.

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"Often condemned as a form of oppression, fashion could and did allow women to express modern gender identities and promote feminist ideas. Einav Rabinovitch-Fox examines how clothes empowered women, and particularly women barred from positions of influence due to race or class. Moving from 1890s sh...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Rabinovitch-Fox, Einav, 1981- (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2021]
Subjects:	Women's clothing > Political aspects > United States. Fashion > Political aspects > United States. Feminists > Clothing > United States. Feminism > United States.
Online Access:	ProQuest Ebook Central - Academic Complete: 2021 (Ebook Central @ Proquest) EBSCO eBooks: 2021 (EBSCO) eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2021 (EBSCO)
Variant Title:	Dressed for Freedom: The Fashionable Politics of American Feminism
Format:	Electronic eBook

Contents:

Introduction Beyond Bloomers: The Feminist Politics of Women's Fashion in the Twentieth Century
Fashioning the New Woman: Gibson Girls, Shirtwaist Makers, and Rainy Daisies
Styling Women's Rights: Fashion and Feminist Ideology
Dressing the Modern Girl: Flapper Styles and the Politics of Women's Freedom
Designing Power: The Fashion Industry and the Politics of Style
This Is What a Feminist Looks Like: Fashion in the Era of Women's Liberation
Epilogue The Fashionable Legacies of American Feminism.