Late 19thc Fashion of Women in Science Project 333

There is much parlez these days of the success of people who wear the same look every day (merci, muse Ines de la Fressange, je t'aime). Call it a capsule collection. Project 333. Minimalism. Steve Jobs' turtleneck, Top Ten Pieces every woman should own, etc. There is science behind it.

The Clothes You Wear Matter More Than You Think.

Edwardian women in science also wore a uniform. Hat, shirtwaist, long skirt, necktie. See top photo, The Harvard Computers, Edwardian Women in STEM or below, the First Lady of U.S. Geoscience, Florence Bascom who added to her uniform the important science accessory to geologists of a compass.

Florence Bascom, Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College

Florence Bascom on a burro going into the Grand Canyon  with her students in 1906 in hat, shirtwaist, long skirt, necktie. Do not neglect the necktie.
 Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College

Hat, shirtwaist, long skirt, necktie, ladyfriends, I LURV the look.  "Compared to the fashions of the previous decade, the 1890s styles were plainer, simpler, and more practical." Sound familiar, minimalists of the 20-teens?

Plus, the upper sleeve of late Victorian fashion was very full and it camouflages my batwings. Yay.

Early women in limnology, freshwater science, I rejoice with ya. Image courtesy of Joan L. Severa