Women in pants

As told in Women in Pants: Manly Maidens, Cowgirls, and Other Renegades by Catherine Smith and Cynthia Greig (391.20973 Sm533w), women in rural communities in northern New York State frequently participated in all-women mock weddings around the turn of the century as a type of social entertainment:



This book is more than just a fascinating history of women wearing pants - it covers all sorts of stereotype-busting behaviors of Victorian and Edwardian ladies. Well worth a browse.