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ERIC Number: EJ420722
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-0316-2745
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"Who Wore the Pants?" Dress, Gender, and Power, 1850-1914.
Bennet, Paul W.
History and Social Science Teacher, v25 n4 p221-25 Sum 1990
Presents a study of historical documents focusing on the complex relationship between dress, gender, and power in North America in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Examines social rules governing dress and appearance, providing examples of how people dressed to comply with social expectations. Loosely based on a Smithsonian Institution exhibit. (DB)
Descriptors: Clothing, Cultural Images, Females, Feminism, Instructional Materials, North American History, Photographs, Primary Sources, Sex Differences, Sex Role, Sex Stereotypes, Social Change, Social Control, Social Studies, Womens Studies
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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