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.
One undergarment in particular, the corset, made the very act of getting dressed a challenge.
Mark this and return

Answer 1

Select:
- In the 1890s, riding a bicycle in traditional clothing could be hazardous to a woman's health. — The image shows a woman in practical wheeling dress rather than a long skirt, implying the need to avoid hazardous traditional attire.
- This combination of a shortened dress and flowing trousers became known as the Bloomer costume. — The outfit pictured matches the shortened skirt + trousers style described as bloomers.
- 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. — The newspaper cover itself is an example of how cyclists’ dress appeared in popular media.

Do not select:
- By the 1840s, dresses had become longer and fuller, with women wearing several layers of petticoats... — (The 1896 image does not illustrate 1840s dress fashions.)
- One undergarment in particular, the corset, made the very act of getting dressed a challenge. — (The image does not show or directly convey corsetry.)