Clothing and Power in the 19th Century”

Photo by Brandon Johnson, Princeton University Library

(PRINCETON, NJ) — Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library is presenting “Fashion, Feminism, and Fear: Clothing and Power in the 19th Century.” Curated by April C. Armstrong *15 and Emma Paradies, Library Collections Specialists in Special Collections at Mudd Library, the exhibition features late 19th and early 20th century cartoons satirizing women’s fashion at a time when the “New Woman” began to wear pants, tailored jackets, and sportswear and enter traditionally masculine spheres.

The majority of the cartoons showcased in this exhibit are from 1895-1896 and by William H. Walker (1871-1938). Walker contributed frequently to formative American magazines like Life from 1894 to 1922, quickly…