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When the Girls Came Out to Play: American Sportswear

February 15, 2007

Patricia Campbell Warner professor, theater, UMASS Amherst

Patricia Campbell Warner, professor of theater at UMASS Amherst, discusses her new book, When the Girls Came Out to Play, and the distinctly American style known as sportswear.

While corsets and petticoats were fine for women to play "ladylike" games, the emergence of sports like basketball, required less restrictive clothing, such as "knickerbockers".

Series:

A Girl’s Life Series

Topics: Culture & Identity

Tags: Patricia Campbell Warner | Fashion | Lifestyle | Sexuality | Sports & Recreation | Women's Issues

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