Skirts down and hair up . . . rules for marchers

Posted on October 18, 2011 | 4 Comments

Concerned in 1913 that they might be criticized for being unproper, the suffragists laid down  strict rules for marchers. See the article explaining how Mrs. James Lees Laidlaw didn’t like the looks of legs in a parade. “It looked very bad last year,” she explained, to see children’s long legs “bobbing” along. “This year we won’t allow any one in line whose skirt is more than four inches above the ground.”

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4 Responses to Skirts down and hair up . . . rules for marchers

  1. Paul Huntman | October 31, 2011 at 10:08 am | Reply

    At this time it appears as if WordPress is the preferred blogging platform. What template did you use?

  2. Sol | November 17, 2011 at 9:14 am | Reply

    The info on this blog is useful.

  3. Melanie | December 7, 2011 at 9:31 pm | Reply

    Amusing!

  4. Tomas B. | January 22, 2012 at 2:51 pm | Reply

    Amazing how styles and thinking changes over the years.

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