Benjamin Stephenson will continue to be an important part of the history of Edwardsville. He was born in Pennsylvania and then moved to West Virginia later on in his life. He married Lucy Swearington, daughter of an “Indian” landowner, and they had a daughter soon after. The young budding family moved from Kaskaskia to Edwardsville, with Major Stephenson working for Ft. Russel nearby. He originally served in the Illinois militia and moved up in rank.…
In result of being well off in this business, she wore finer clothing that costed more. A typical woman of this time chose to either make her own clothing, as the Wife does, or buy cheaply made material. But, As shown in the quote above, she is dominant amongst both genders in her independent business which is yet another uncommon characteristic for a woman of this time. “During the middle ages, European women had very few choices when it came to maintaining a livelihood for themselves.” (Rossignol 386).…
Among these reform movements in society, clothing served to criticize the restrictions that fashion forced on women. Intellectuals argued that corsets were medically harmful some women dared to produce images of women wearing more casual clothing instead of traditional corsets. Although praised by reformers, the depicted new style dress was condemned by society hey argued that this clothing interfered with gender divisions and was harmful to family life. Eventually a more plain and simpler clothing was adopted among women. The role of women was greatly affected by The Second Great Awakening as demonstrated in their involvement in the church and movements to better their place in society.…
She would help out in important discussions and look over the upper-class girls education. Queens also perform housewifely jobs and then take time to themselves. The Daily clothing of medieval queen made rich use of velvet, silk, and fur. Additionally, embroidered lace and gems were used to further decorate a medieval queen’s clothing. Queens had to perform different jobs, under certain circumstances.…
I. Thesis Statement: Throughout the Elizabethan Era, clothing was used to establish the social class of men and women, to exhibit various styles of dress, and to show one’s interests through distinctive jewelry. II. During her reign, Queen Elizabeth authorized multiple sumptuary laws regarding the designs and materials used in her subjects’ clothing so that one may easily distinguish the diverse social rankings. A. These laws also filled the purpose of prohibiting “[the queen’s subjects] from wasting huge amounts of money on clothes” (“Daily Life”).…
This is because the only animals they has were llamas, alpacas, and vicuñas, so the only material they had were cotton or wool. The clothes of the royals and nobles were very extravagant, and they made sure that the wealthy weren't mistaken as…
They would also wear suits, with colored shirts, with patterned silk ties, and black bowler hats. (LindyHopping, 1) Unlike men, the women’s style was a little different. To women, fashion was very important. The women’s fashion changed as time went by; at first women has skirts that were calf length but when the years went by the skirts got shorter and shorter.…
In the Elizabethan era, a knight was the person that fought all the wars and even kept the law and order in small towns or big kingdom. All of the knights have a big responsibility and to have help in this job, they have their gear to help them. This gear is known as armor. Most people think that armor is as simple as putting on a suit, but really it is way more complex than people think or even know. Armor isn’t exactly original, but is the aftermath of a simple yet useful vest called chain mail.…
During the sixteenth century everybody wore wool; however, the wealthier class wore fine quality wool whereas the poor class would wore a coarse wool. Wool was in such a high demand during the sixteenth century it was estimated that there were "three sheep for every human being in England". Expensive fabrics that only the wealthier class could afford included: silk, brocade, velvet, crimson and cotton. Cotton was an expensive fabric during the sixteenth century because it had to imported from the West Indies and the New World. Crimson was a good indicator if a person was of royalty because, "No person except royalty would dare wear crimson except in under-garments, and the middle class were not allowed to wear velvet except for sleeves.…
During the industrial revolution the men basically worked and the women stayed home and really didn’t need too much clothing. Women only had about 2 outfits just like the men and children. The wife of the house sewed and hand made all the clothing in the house. They even hand made the fabric. “fabric they made or purchased locally” (tailoring).…
Kali Mcknight medieval culture (A distant mirror ) The period after the fall of Rome was label the medieval period in which no scientific accomplishments had been made, no great art produced, no great leaders born. Most of medieval culture revolved around religion and chivalry. The black death, which killed a third of Europe's population, significantly affected the culture and economy of the middle ages.…
The upper class, the noble class and religious leaders wore clothing that had a symbolic meaning to it. It could be in one of their clothing, or their headdresses. Gold was used in clothing often, also pendants, feathers, furs, and other decoration was use to decorate the…
In the 16th century, In England, the first school uniform appears. It was meant to give schools a sense of identity and conformity. Today, some men and women think that they are made to create an equal environment in schools. In my opinion, wearing the same clothes as everybody doesn't make me their equal. I actually thinks that some people are not include in this idea of equality.…
Women wore their hair high upon their heads, in large plumes. For men a new mindset of fashion was surfacing. The goal was to look as fashionable as possible with seamingly little effort. Throughout the period men continued to wear the long coat, waistcoat, and breeches of the previous period. However changes were seen in fabric used as well as cut of the garments.…
Females and males would create clothing for families to wear during ceremonies or even just daily activities. They would make long dresses for the women, and the men would wear buckskin shirts with leather tight…