A Separate Sphere: Dressmakers in Cincinnatis Golden Age, 1877-1922 (Costume Society of America Series)
by Cynthia Amnéus
Category: Design

"Coinciding with the exhibition Cynthia Amneus organized for the Cincinnati Art Museum, this work examines the nineteenth-century ideology of women's separate sphere, the early feminist movement, women in the workplace, and dressmakers as artisans and professionals. More than 140 stunning custom-made garments, historical photographs, and dressmakers' labels document the superb artistic and technical skill of the women who produced fashionable dress in Cincinnati from 1877 to 1922."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved