The costume of woman... Should conduce at once to her health, comfort, and usefulness... While it should not fail also to conduce to her personal adornment, it should make that end of secondary importance.

Amelia Jenks Bloomer

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Original Citation

Bloomer, Amelia Jenks. Letter to Charlotte Joy. 3 June 1857.

Current Citation

Bloomer, Amelia Jenks. Quoted in Life and Writings of Amelia Bloomer, written by Dexter C. Bloomer. Scholarly Press, 1975.