93,772 profiles ranked live

Amelia Bloomer

✓ Source-basedstable

Women's rights activist (1818-1894)

United StatesJournalistsLived 1818 to 1894 · aged 76
Compare
Fame52.1
Momentum0.9
Languages25
Peak1990s
In century#2,409

Amelia Jenks Bloomer was an American newspaper editor, women's rights and temperance advocate. Even though she did not create the women's clothing reform style known as bloomers, her name became associated with it because of her early and strong advocacy.

Also inDeutsch

Photos 4

Awards 2

1995National Women's Hall of Fame
1975Iowa Women's Hall of Fame

Connected to Amelia 6

About this person

Amelia Jenks Bloomer was an American newspaper editor, women's rights and temperance advocate. Even though she did not create the women's clothing reform style known as bloomers, her name became associated with it because of her early and strong advocacy. In her work with The Lily, she became the first woman to own, operate and edit a newspaper for women.

Country
United States
Category
Journalists
Type
Journalist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1818 to 1894 · aged 76
Written about in
25 languages

Fame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.