Bohemian style was not really until the First World War that "many working women ... embarked on a revolution in fashion that greatly reduced the weight and restrictions imposed on them by their clothing". Some women working in factories wore trousers and the brassiere (invented in 1889 by the feminist Herminie Cadolle and patented in America by Mary Phelps Jacob in 1914) began gradually to supersede the corset. In shipyards "trouser suits" (the term, "pantsuit" was adopted in America in the 1920s) were virtually essential to enable women to shin up and down ladders. Music hall artists also helped to push the
Elizabeth Wooster Stuart Phelps Stuart Phelps died in Andover on November 30, 1852. Phelps is buried in Phillips Academy Cemetery of Andover, Massachusetts. Family: ▪ Father—Moses Stuart D.D. (1780-1852), Professor at Andover Theological Seminary, author, wrote commentaries on books of the Bible. ▪ Mother—Abigail Clark (1783-1855). She is said to have descended from the Winthrop family. ▪ Sister—Sarah Stuart Robbins, author, Win and Wear Series, married Prof. R. D. C Robbins. ▪ Sister—Mary Stuart (1822-1856) - Austin Phelps second wife. ▪ Sister—Abby Stuart, married Rev. George H. Anthony. ▪ Brother—Professor Isaac Stuart, author. ▪ Brother—James Clark Stuart – Physician. ▪ Brother—Moses Stuart, died young