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Bloomer, Amelia (1818-1894) The Lily. Devoted to the Interests of Woman.
Seneca Falls, NY: May 1, 1853, Vol. 5. No. 9.
Newspaper consisting of four pages printed on a single bifolium, toning, old folds, tears, edges crumpled, 18 x 12 in.
Pieces in this issue of The Lily include an article entitled, The Skeleton on the Hearth, critical of our culture's tolerance of the domestic abuse of women at the hands of their husbands. The next piece is a story called Dependence; or, What Made one Woman Meanly Penurious, which dramatizes the trickle-down effect of a husband's financial restrictions, pressure, and expectations on his wife. Bloomer makes mention of seamstresses on strike for higher wages in Cincinnati, notes on the meetings of various temperance societies, and letters to the editor. The back page contains some advertisements, including the following: "Book for 'Bloomers!!!' Which should not only be in the hands of every advocate and wearer of the new costume, but of every lover of truth and progress.-- The reasons for a change in dress are plainly and concisely given, while objections to it are fully considered and obviated."
