Read the excerpt from Chapter 3 of Wheels of Change Why was the Rational Dress Society formed?
In 1881, as women in the United States continued to
struggle with hoops and corsets and other fashion
architecture, their counterparts in England formed the
Rational Dress Society. This society called for more
reasonable clothing solutions, including limiting the
weight of a woman's undergarments to seven pounds.
O to advocate for more functional cycling and athletic
gear for women
O to push for more beautiful, intricate styles of clothing
for women
to encourage English women to dress differently
than American women
to promote safer, more comfortable styles of dress
for women
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