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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Bloomer , Amelia Jenks , 1818 -1894 (search)
Bloomer, Amelia Jenks, 1818-1894
Reformer; born in Homer, N. Y., May 27, 1818; married Dexter C. Bloomer, of Seneca Falls, N. Y., in 1840; and began the publication of The Lily.
devoted to woman's rights, prohibition, etc., in 1849.
Me. and Mrs. Bloomer moved to Council Bluffs, Ia., in 1855, and she then lectured in the principal cities of the country . She recommended and wore a sanitary dress for women which became known as the Bloomer costume, although it was originated by Mrs. Elizabeth Smith Miller.
It consisted of skirts reaching just below the knee and Turkish trousers.
She died in Council Bluffs, Ia., Dec. 30, 1894.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Hawley , Charles 1819 -1885 (search)
Hawley, Charles 1819-1885
Author; born in Catskill, N. Y., Aug. 19, 1819; graduated at Williams College in 1840, and at the Union Theological Seminary in 1844: pastor of a Presbyterian church in Auburn, N. Y., in 1858-85; and a special United States commissioner to Denmark in 1867.
He was the author of Early chapters of Cayuga history; Early chapters of Seneca history; History of first Presbyterian Church of Auburn, N. Y.
He died in Auburn, N. Y., Nov. 26, 1885.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Pilgrim fathers, the (search)
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