There’s an old saying that goes “behind every great man, is a great woman.” But in the Bloomer family, we believe there is no greater man than the one who can acknowledge the woman standing right next ...

Editor's note: March is Women's History Month. Stories of women from Iowa who fought for equal suffrage tell us something important about standing up for equality and justice in a world where those ...

The Lily is the first U.S. paper written by women, and it all started thanks to Amelia Bloomer in 1849. We broke down all the facts on the "women-centric" newspaper that is making a comeback in 2018!

If opponents of alcohol abuse want a historic heroine in support of their cause, they need look no further than Amelia Jenks Bloomer, whose birthday anniversary is today. Perhaps no American woman has ...

Maybe you want good book ideas for a niece, daughter, young friend or expecting mama. Or maybe you actually want some good feminist reading for the — gasp — boys in your life. Regardless, you should ...

Seventh in a series of stories in 2020 about inspirational Iowa women in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment allowing women to vote. Amelia Jenks Bloomer ...

Amelia Bloomer's first sally into social reform was in the cause of temperance. To that end she wrote articles for her husband's temperance periodical, "The Water Bucket." But in 1849, to better serve ...

Editor’s note: A pair of pants causes a stir in society’s attitude toward women. Amelia Bloomer was not a proper lady. In fact, Amelia Bloomer thought proper ladies were silly. She thought it was ...