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SUMMARY:Fashion\, Feminism\, and Fear: A Symposium on Clothing and Power
DESCRIPTION:In conjunction with an exhibition contextualizing William H. 
 Walker’s cartoons satirizing women’s fashion in the late 19th- and 
 early 20th centuries on display at Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library\, we 
 invite you to join us for an interdisciplinary symposium focused on related 
 themes.\n\nWhen the “New Woman” of the 1890s donned pants\, and other 
 feminist clothing trends emerged\, such as tailored jackets and 
 sportswear\, women’s fashions symbolized changes taking place in society. 
 Women entered traditionally masculine spheres like higher education and the 
 workplace\, with hopes to make further progress. But just as there were 
 those who welcomed the change\, others\, like Walker’s cartoons 
 illustrated\, felt profound anxieties. As in our own time\, there were 
 those in the 1890s and 1900s who saw grave dangers to society itself in 
 atypical gender presentations. As the New Woman undermined the gender 
 binary with her clothing choices\, she threatened to overthrow the social 
 order. Indeed\, gender confusion is a major theme of the cartoons Walker 
 drew. Feminism\, fashion\, and fear came together to shape public 
 perceptions and policy. Mockery neutralized the threat. \n\nThis gathering 
 will provide space for interdisciplinary scholarly conversation about the 
 ways this past has ongoing significance. With escalating discussions of the 
 significance of gender\, pressures for conformity within externally-defined 
 expectations for one’s appearance\, and debates over whether individual 
 decisions endanger society as a whole\, this material is deeply relevant 
 for the 2020s.\n\nThis symposium is free and open to all Princeton 
 University faculty\, students\, staff\, as well as members of the public. 
 There is no cost to attend\, but registration is required. \n\nLearn more 
 about the agenda and register for the symposium. 
 https://library.princeton.edu/fashion-feminism-fear-symposium\n\nSponsored 
 by: Princeton University Library\, Princeton University Program in Gender 
 and Sexuality Studies\, Princeton University Gender   Sexuality Resource 
 Center\, and Princeton University Humanities Council
LOCATION:Friend Center - The Convocation Room (Friend 113)
ORGANIZER;CN="Stephanie Oster":MAILTO:so1178@princeton.edu
CATEGORIES:Events, Exhibitions
CONTACT;CN="Stephanie Oster":MAILTO:so1178@princeton.edu
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