Re: [GO] WSVS Topic 4: Part I

2004-11-11 Thread Helen_A
Snap! I still have the problem, made worse because I don't wear make- up at all! On 10 Nov 2004 at 11:53, Kate Lambert wrote: Throughout my childhood people kept trying to drag me out on brisk and bracing walks to get some colour into those cheeks. But the only time I do look healthy,

Re: [GO] WSVS Topic 4

2004-11-10 Thread Wards
Amelia Bloomer was interested in dress reform as well as women's rights and public activism for women. It was in 1852 that the temperance magazine she edited ('The Lily') advocated and carried patterns for 'Turkish pantaloons', which garment became known as 'bloomers' after her. They were