Cause and Effect in Wheels of Change, Part 4

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

-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.

Read the excerpt from the introduction to Wheels of Change . When I was a kid, I took great pleasure in jumping on my bike and riding to the corner candy store about half a mile away. Although I had no knowledge of the part the bicycle had played as a vehicle of change for turn-of-the-20th-century women, I was acutely aware that it allowed this 1960s girl a unique measure of independence. On my bike, I could break free of the bonds that held me in my neighborhood to go buy Necco Wafers and candy necklaces and Atomic FireBalls. If I felt particularly adventurous, I could even ride a bit farther for a fresh ice-cream cone at Applegate Farm. Which statement best characterizes this excerpt? The author describes the long-term effects of having a bicycle as a child. The author describes the long-term effects of women riding bicycles at the turn of the twentieth century. The author describes the short-term effects of having a bicycle as a child. The author describes the short-term effects of women riding bicycles at the turn of the twentieth century.

The author describes the short-term effects of having a bicycle as a child.

Read the excerpt from Chapter 3 of Wheels of Change . Bloomers did gain some converts in the 1850s, but the backlash was so strong that Amelia Bloomer and her colleagues gave up the fight. Some like-minded women formed the Dress Reform Association in 1857, aiming to win women the right to decide what they would and would not wear. However, the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861 stalled their efforts. Why did Amelia Bloomer stop advocating for bloomers? Other advocacy groups took up her cause. She changed her views on women's clothing. The opposition to her cause overwhelmed her. Her ideas gained popularity within society.

The opposition to her cause overwhelmed her.

Read the excerpt from Chapter 3 of Wheels of Change . That same year, the very concept of bloomers caused the Board of School Trustees in the village of College Point, New York, to take an unusual vote. It seems that three female teachers in the village school system made a practice of riding their bicycles to work, and the trustees were aghast. So they voted to prohibit female teachers from riding to and from school. Which statement best fits in the "Cause" portion of this chart? The school board asked female teachers to stop cycling to school. Several female teachers were injured while cycling to school. The school board was offended by female teachers wearing bloomers. Several female teachers protested against others cycling in bloomers.

The school board was offended by female teachers wearing bloomers.

Read the excerpt from Chapter 3 of Wheels of Change . Driven by a desire for comfort and physical well-being, several groups of women introduced alternative approaches to fashion in the 1850s. Most combined a dress shortened to about four or five inches below the knee with some sort of baggy pantaloons worn underneath. What was the effect of women wanting safe and comfortable clothing? Different dress designers became increasingly popular. Groups that advocated new styles grew in membership. New styles were immediately adopted by society. Various groups promoted new styles of dress.

Various groups promoted new styles of dress.

Look at the image of a woman riding a bicycle in the 1890s. Read the excerpt from Chapter 3 of Wheels of Change. In the 1890s, riding a bicycle in traditional clothing could be hazardous to a woman's health. Witness this all-too-typical account of a female cyclist whose adventure came to an abrupt end: "The wind was behind me, the road good, with just the least bit of down-slope, and I was skimming along like a bird, when there was an awful tug at my dress and a cracking sound," recalled the unnamed woman, who was quoted in the journal Sporting Life in October 1891. How does the photograph enhance the text? by showing a woman who is advocating for dress reform by showing how modern styles helped women ride bicycles safely by showing a woman who has fallen as a result of her long skirt by showing how a long skirt could cover a bicycle's machinery

by showing how a long skirt could cover a bicycle's machinery

Look at the photograph and read the caption. Caption: This is a Columbia Model 51 Ladies' Chainless bicycle from 1898. How could this image enhance readers' understanding of Chapter 1 of Wheels of Change? by highlighting the health benefits of riding a bicycle by highlighting why late-model bicycles were easy to ride by showing how popular bicycles had become by the late 1800s by showing what a typical bicycle looked like at the turn of century

by showing what a typical bicycle looked like at the turn of century

In Chapter 1 of Wheels of Change, the improvement of the nation's roads is best characterized as a long-term effect of a disagreement between cyclists and farmers. long-term effect of the increased popularity of cycling. short-term effect of farmers learning the benefits of cycling. short-term effect of bicycles becoming increasingly popular.

long-term effect of the increased popularity of cycling.

Read the excerpt from Chapter 1 of Wheels of Change . Sometime between May and November, 1876, Colonel Albert Augustus Pope took a trip that changed American life forever. It didn't happen overnight. But this one sojourn, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from Pope's home near Boston, Massachusetts, was the first step in a chain of events that ultimately led to the rise of the bicycle, the fall of the horse, the paving of America's roadways, the dawn of modern advertising, and the development of the automobile. Equally important, it helped American women gain increased independence, better health, freedom from restrictive clothing, and eventually, the right to vote. This paragraph primarily describes the short-term effects of Colonel Pope's manufacturing of bicycles. long-term effects of improved clothing for women in America. long-term effects of Colonel Pope's visit to Philadelphia. short-term effects of the rise of automobiles and the fall of horses.

long-term effects of Colonel Pope's visit to Philadelphia.

Read the excerpt from Chapter 3 of Wheels of Change . In 1881, as women in the United States continued to struggle with hoops and corsets and other fashion architecture, their counterparts in England formed the Rational Dress Society. This society called for more reasonable clothing solutions, including limiting the weight of a woman's undergarments to seven pounds. Why was the Rational Dress Society formed? to advocate for more functional cycling and athletic gear for women to push for more beautiful, intricate styles of clothing for women to encourage English women to dress differently than American women to promote safer, more comfortable styles of dress for women

to promote safer, more comfortable styles of dress for women