Secret Lives of Women in Revolutionary Times
In this blog, updated whenever a new secret demands to be revealed, I will share fascinating and private tidbits about women’s lives in Revolutionary times. Our “Founding Mothers” who, despite living in a vastly different epoch, share with us remarkably similar needs, wants, hopes, and aspirations.
So hold on tight as the journey begins. The journey into the Secret Lives of Women in Revolutionary Times.
Starting during the Renaissance, European men’s clothing had numerous sewn-pockets in their coats, breeches, jackets, and waistcoats. Women’s clothing did not. The most likely explanation being what Paul Johnson offered in writing for The Spectator in 2011: “Men have pockets to keep things in, women for decoration.” According to Chelsea G. Summers in her 2016…
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