Clermont State Historic Site - UnderWhere? Dress Reform Lecture

The Dress Reform movement of the mid-19th century hoped to liberate women from the most limiting aspects of their clothing. It was symbolized by the adoption of a shorter skirt over loose pants or “bloomers,” but it also encompassed other changes more intimately inside a woman’s layers of clothes. Other reform movements, including the women’s suffrage movement, adopted the Bloomer costume as a representation of their ideals. The reform dress inspired intense controversy, and lead Americans to question gender roles and expression. Join historians Ashley Hopkins-Benton and Kjirsten Gustavson as they uncover these layers of controversy, comparing the differences between fashionable dress and reform dress of the 1850s and linking them to the social movements that changed women’s lives for generations to come. The talk will be heavily illustrated and include reproduction costumes.

• Thursday, Nov 21^st, 2019
  Mirna Bamieh / Palestine Hosting Society: Menu of Dis/appearance at Murray's Tivoli - 7:30 pm
• Friday, Nov 22^nd, 2019
  2019 Veteran's Day Observances - 12:00 am
• Friday, Nov 22^nd, 2019
  Tivoli Artists Gallery Annual Holiday Show - 5:00 pm
• Friday, Nov 22^nd, 2019
  Annual Veteran Arts Showcase at the FDR Presidential Library/Wallace Center - 5:30 pm
• Friday, Nov 22^nd, 2019
  Pawling Concert Series Hosts WindSync - 7:00 pm

• Sunday, Dec 8^th, 2019
  "The Nutcracker" Presented by Dutchess Dance Theatre @John Jay High School - 2:00 pm
• Thursday, Dec 19^th, 2019
  Holiday Tours at Mount Gulian Historic Site - 1:00 pm
• Wednesday, Dec 18^th, 2019
  Holiday Tours at Mount Gulian Historic Site - 1:00 pm
• Saturday, Dec 7^th, 2019
  "The Nutcracker" Presented by Dutchess Dance Theatre @John Jay High School - 6:00 pm
• Saturday, Dec 14^th, 2019
  Brunch with Santa at Hudson's Ribs & Fish - 11:00 am