Question

Look at the image from the Boston Sunday Journal, published in 1896.

The cover of the Boston Sunday Journal showing a woman riding a bicycle.

Which details from Chapter 3 of Wheels of Change does the image help the reader better understand? Check all that apply.

In the 1890s, riding a bicycle in traditional clothing could be hazardous to a woman's health.
This combination of a shortened dress and flowing trousers became known as the Bloomer costume.
As female cyclists continued to choose from a variety of styles for their wheeling outfits, images of women in bloomers entered popular culture in some surprising ways.
By the 1840s, dresses had become longer and fuller, with women wearing several layers of petticoats to create a teepee-like effect from the waist down.

Answer 1

Select the first three statements.

- The image supports that riding in traditional long clothing could be hazardous (it helps explain why women adopted safer cycling clothes).
- It shows the shortened dress over flowing trousers associated with the Bloomer costume.
- It also illustrates how images of bloomers entered popular culture (newspaper covers and illustrations).

It does not support the 1840s fashion detail about long, full, multi‑petticoat dresses.