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Birth
I, Amelia Bloomer, was born in 1818 in Homer, New York. -
Education
I attended only a few years in grammar school due to the negligence to formal education. -
School Teacher
In addition to being a women's rights activist and reformer, I was also a school teacher and a private tutor, where I met my husband, Dexter C. Bloomer. -
Marriage
I married Dexter Bloomer, a lawyer and owner of the Seneca Falls County Courier. He had a background in the Quaker area and encouraged me to write in the newspaper The Lily. -
Women's Rights Convention at Seneca Falls
At age 30, in 1848, I attended the first public Women's Rights Convention at Seneca Falls, New York, but took no further action in it. -
The Lily
I published my own temperance newspaper, The Lily. It grew to a circulation of over 4,000 people within just a few years. -
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Brought up by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Bloomer devoted large amounts of space in the paper to questions about woman's rights, including: unfair educational opportunites, unequal marriage and property laws, and suffrage -
Supporting reform
The Lily began supporting reform in women's dress in 1851. During this time fashion consisted of tight laced corsets, layers of petticoats that could weigh over 10 pounds, and dresses that hung to the floor dragging along the floors and streets. The dress was unhealthy for women who wore it. The dresses that I promoted were loose corsets, baggy ankle-length pants, and knee length gowns. I wore this until the late 1850's. -
Engagement in Women's Rights
By 1853, I became very active in womens rights despite my slow engagement into it. I began speaking in New York City. -
Ohio
I moved to Ohio with my husband. -
The Lily Sold
In 1855, I sold The Lily, but my interest in reform continued unil my death. -
Council Bluffs, Iowa
In 1855, I moved to Council Bluffs, Iowa. I abandoned The Lily, but worked actively in the women's suffrage movement in Iowa. -
Fashion
I dropped the fashion "Bloomers:, in 1859, stating that the crinoline was more efficient. -
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Suffrage Campaigns
From 1871 to 1873, I led suffrage campaigns in Nebraska and Iowa and I became president of the Iowa Woman Suffrage Assocation. -
Women's Suffrage Assocation
In 1871, I became president of the Women's Suffrage Association of Iowa. I talked with and created lectures for Lucy Stone, Susan B. Anthony, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. -
Retired
I retired to just my private life during the 1970's due to poor health. -
Voting Rights
In 1873, I recieved credit for helping women the right to vote in Ohio. -
Death
I died on December 31, 1894. -
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Remembrance
After death, I was and still is remembered as a style for women's fashion, my contribution to women's rights and her feminist book" The Amelia Bloomer Project. -
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Amelia Bloomer Project
Since 2002, The American Library Association produces an annual Amelia Bloomer List.
