Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America

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The Schlesinger Library is part of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University. The Schlesinger Library documents the history of women in America, and its holdings are strongest in Women's rights and feminism; Health and sexuality; and Culinary history. The Schlesinger Library is open to the public and welcomes all visitors. We invite you to explore the Schlesinger Library's photographs on Flickr Commons. These photographs represent portions of our collections that have been digitized. Please Ask a Schlesinger Librarian if you have any questions.

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Mother_Waddles

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  • 6 older comments, and then…
  • Flickr said:
    Congrats on Explore! ⭐ February 24, 2021
  • incognito7nyc ✈️❤NewYorkCityofDreams✯♛ said:
    Beautiful ✌ #BLM
  • gato-gato-gato said:
    Mag ich.
  • Breezy Tent said:
    Just Wonderful !!!!!!!!
  • Martin Cauchon said:
    Excellent capture

A_M998-1-12

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  • Melinda Young Stuart said:
    Wonderful view to show the exaggeration of this style of sleeve which was, really, so popular in the 1980s!
  • dannyscotland said:
    Is there a reason we cannot see her hands? Is this blouse structured to allow her to wear the fashion of the day when perhaps she does not have hands or arms? The sleeves seem almost to have a structure inside them holding them out.
  • Ju Bo said:
    ....i think she exaggerates the sleeves by pointing her elbows outwards with her hands near her shoulders, all inside the sleeve. This may have been intended to be a silly picture?

    I know that back in the day there were also tulle undersleeves for the larger mutton sleeves. Maybe this blouse was originally intended to be worn with undersleeve 'stuffing'.

Mary_Thompson

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  • Flickr said:
    Congrats on Explore! ⭐ February 24, 2021
  • incognito7nyc ✈️❤NewYorkCityofDreams✯♛ said:
    Beautiful ✌ #BLM
  • gato-gato-gato said:
    Cool.
  • Martin Cauchon said:
    Congrats for the explore
  • Flickr Foundation said:
    Thank you for sharing this photo. We've used it in our blog post for Black History Month in 2024 www.flickr.org/black-history-through-archival-images

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