Women immerse themselves in 1800s clothing, culture. Marina Brown Special to the Democrat. ... a kind of women’s auxiliary to the local men’s Civil War reenacting group called the Leon Rifles.

Bay Village Historical Society President Cathy Flament models a plaid taffeta skirt from the 1880s and a hand-decorated, modified pork-pie hat in the group's recent historical fashion show.

Oregon's Adelaide Beeman-White dresses like she time-traveled her from the 1800s, rocking feather hats, parasols and leather gloves.

1800s women’s magazine is source of Godey prints Antiques: ... and she was a leader in the fight for women’s rights. ... At one dress rehearsal the costumes were ready but the jewelry was missing.

KENOSHA — “Public Freedom/Private Space” is a new exhibit on view through fall of 2020 at the Kenosha History Center, 220 51st Place.

Oregon's Adelaide Beeman-White dresses like she time-traveled her from the 1800s, rocking feather hats, parasols and even sewing and mending her own clothing. She parties like it’s 1899.

Chafing against clothing norms was, of course, not quite the same thing as rebelling against the patriarchy, but the two issues frequently overlapped, starting in the mid-1800s. Women demanded ...