Mrs. Noya, the first female cyclist to appear on the streets of Little Rock, Ark., clad in bloomers, was arrested by the police under an ordinance against “indecent apparel.” The bloomers were of the conventional style.
These bloomers aren’t the frilly underpants seen in Google Images searches, but were styled (by the 1890’s) specifically for young female cyclists. According to one site, Amelia Bloomer didn’t invent the trousers-under-skirt costume, but helped to popularize it for her friend Libby Smith in support of the Rational Dress movement.
There’s a very nice overview on the effect that bicycling had on women’s feeling of independence at The Bicycle and The West. The site overall examines the effect the bicycle had on “American society, business and culture”.
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