Inside Out, Cradle to Grave: What Women Wore in the 1800s

Name: Inside Out, Cradle to Grave: What Women Wore in the 1800s
Start: 2025-08-06T14:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-08-06T15:00:00-05:00
Location: 502 S Spring St, Springfield, IL, United States, Illinois 62706

Illinois State Museum

Highlights

Wed, 06 Aug, 2025 at 02:00 pm

1 hour

502 S Spring St, Springfield, IL, United States, Illinois 62706

Date & Location

Wed, 06 Aug, 2025 at 02:00 pm to 03:00 pm (CDT)

502 S Spring St, Illinois 62706

502 S Spring St, Springfield, IL 62706-5000, United States

About the event

Inside Out, Cradle to Grave: What Women Wore in the 1800s

Join Illinois State Museum Curator of History Erika Holst to learn about the clothing worn by 19th century women. What kind of undergarments did they wear? As women passed through various life stages and roles, what types of clothing did they wear at each stage? This lecture is illustrated with examples of historic clothing from the Illinois State Museum’s historic garment collection.

This is part of History Comes Alive programming

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