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The New York Herald, New York, July 9, 1870 The woman who stole the pantaloons and secreted them under her shawl on Thursday last (P.M.) and was caught in the act, captured by the shawl and escaped minus the said garment, is informed that the shawl...   High-res

The New York Herald, New York, July 9, 1870

The woman who stole the pantaloons and secreted them under her shawl on Thursday last (P.M.) and was caught in the act, captured by the shawl and escaped minus the said garment, is informed that the shawl is at Baldwin’s, corner Canal Street and Broadway, where she outran the salesman and got away. We have no more use for the shawl than the woman had for the “breeches”.

The San Francisco Call, California, September 16, 1893

Wikipedia says that: Clara Shortridge Foltz (July 16, 1849 – September 2, 1934) was the first female lawyer on the West Coast, and pioneered the idea of the public defender.

Foltz wanted to take the bar examination but California law at the time allowed only white males to become members of the bar. Foltz authored a state bill which replaced “white male” with “person,” and in September 1878 she passed the examination and was the first woman admitted to the California bar.

The Canton Advocate, South Dakota, November 2, 1882

The question is raised if woman has not a better right to the trousers than has man. Indeed, the claim is made that they are hers by discovery and priority of use; that man is the usurper of an advantage her first perceived by imitation.

 It will be a crushing blow to the pride of the lords of creation to learn that they are parading in a cast-off fashion of despised woman..