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bloomerism

Noun

(uncountable)

(archaic, sometimes derogatory) Support for equal rights for women; an early form of feminism.

Origin

Bloomer +‎ -ism, after women's-rights advocate Amelia Jenks Bloomer (1818–1894).

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