Innovation Timeline Rational dress society promotes dress reform Women gain the right to vote
Long-sleeved blouses with starched collars worn as tennis wear
Gibson Girl
Blouses are commonplace amongst young women
Many middle-aged women are now working Women’s suits and serge skirts come into fashion with middle- and upper-class women
Diffusion of the Sewing Machine 1830s
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