Dressed for Freedom The Fashionable Politics of American Feminism

Name: Dressed for Freedom The Fashionable Politics of American Feminism
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ISBN: 9780252086069

ISBN-10: 0252086066

ISBN-13: 9780252086069

Edition: 2021

Authors: Einav Rabinovitch-Fox

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Often condemned as a form of oppression, fashion could and did allow women to express modern gender identities and promote feminist ideas. Einav Rabinovitch-Fox examines how clothes empowered women, and particularly women barred from positions of influence due to race or class. Moving from 1890s shirtwaists through the miniskirts and unisex styles of the 1970s, Rabinovitch-Fox shows how the rise of mass media culture made fashion a vehicle for women to assert claims over their bodies, femininity, and social roles. She also highlights how trends in women's sartorial practices expressed ideas of independence and equality. As women employed new clothing styles, they expanded feminist activism…

Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2021
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Publication date: 11/16/2021
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 1.474
Language: English