The New York Times

Women Dress to Please Women, not Men.

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Post Independent Citizen Telegram

Riding sidesaddle or astride — change in women’s fashion of early 1900s

Throughout the Victorian era of the 1800s, women’s fashion dictated they be seen in public wearing a long dress, usually down to their ankles. This meant transportation could be difficult with the ...