Amelia Bloomer: Journalist, Suffragist, Anti-Fashion IconA fascinating look at an underappreciated woman in American history whose newspaper fostered a national conversation on womens issues. Those who recognize the name Amelia Bloomer usually do so because of bloomers, the clothing item named after her. While she was a rational dress advocate for a timecalling on women to abandon rigid corsets and heavy petticoats and opt for long trousers, shorter skirts, and sensible bootsit was but an incident in the