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(1818-1894)
 * Amelia Bloomer **

I, Amelia Bloomer am a supporter of the prohibition. Along with my interest in temperance I am also a supporter of women's rights. It is time for women to be equal in society. A great step toward this would be equal opportunities in education, government, and the overall society. Therefore, my main goals are to end the use of alcohol and to increase woman's rights. President Andrew Jackson could further advance the goals of my movement by allowing a legislature to establish a law against drinking and to allow women to vote, play a bigger role in socitey other than the household, the ownership of property, and to have more freedom of choice.
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**Methods:** //The Lily// and //The Seneca Falls Courier// were two newspapers that I began writing articles for. For //The Seneca Falls Courier// I wrote articles about both temperance and women's rights. This then encouraged me to join various groups and organizations involved with my cause, and in turn led to me attending the Seneca Falls convention in 1848. Then in January of 1849 I began writing articles for //The Lily,// my very own newspaper. Unlike //The// //Senecal Falls Courier//, it was purely devoted to women's issues. The articles covered suffrage, education, and even fashion. When it came to fashion I wore "billowy, full-length pants, gathered at the ankles, with a short skirt over it." Some believed that this was in fact inappropiate and ridiculous to wear, but I continued to wear them long after many activists had stopped. My endorsement of the garb led to it being named after me. Despite the success of my newspaper the affect that it had on the entire reform was very minimal due to the fact that my widely known stance was on women's fashion, which later died out along with my newspaper.

 Dexter C. Bloomer: My husband (married at the age of 22) who was a quaker, lawyer, and part owner of //The Seneca Falls Courier//. He later got me involved in the newspaper and writing about tempernace and women's rights. If it wasn't for his advice woiuld've never been inovleved with activism at all.  Elizabeth Cady Stanton: A women's rights leader who furthered my interest in the fight for women's rights. She also encouraged me to begin my own newspaper called //The Lily// in 1849. Without her advice I woud not be known as such a great reformer.
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Alexandra, and Anita. "Amelia Bloomer." //Amelia Bloomer//. 2006. Web. 24 Feb. 2010. []. "Amelia Bloomer." //Amelia Bloomer//. 11 May 2001. Web. 24 Feb. 2010. []. "Biographies of Influential Suffragists." //The Susan B. Anthony Center for Women's Leadership//. 2006. Web. 24 Feb. 2010. [].
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