Bloomer suits, such as this one, became popular during the first wave of feminism. Bloomers were named after Amelia Bloomer who wrote about and supported the outfit in her magazine, The Lily. Photo ...

It's hard to imagine how the invention of bloomers could be a momentous event in women's history. But when a group of 19th-century suffragists decided to shed the heavy floor-length draperies known as ...

In the 1850s, many women rebelled against the restrictive fashion of full, dragging, weighted skirts by adopting what was called first “Turkish dress” and finally became known as the “Bloomer dress” — ...