- A
petticoat or
underskirt is an
article of clothing, a type of
undergarment worn
under a
skirt or a dress. Its
precise meaning varies over
centuries and...
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Petticoat Government was
written by
Baroness Orczy,
author of The
Scarlet Pimpernel, in 1910. It was
released under the
title Petticoat Rule in the U...
- Humez, Jean. "If I had to
Study the
Female Trait:
Philemon Stewart, '
Petticoat Government'
Issues and
Later Nineteenth-Century Shakerism."
Shaker Quarterly...
- an all-female town
council for the
period from 1948 to 1950. The "
Petticoat Government", as it was nicknamed,
implemented change in many areas, including...
-
Author David Green noted, "Hers was not, as used to be supposed,
petticoat government. She had
considerable power; yet time and time
again she had to capitulate...
- The
Petticoat affair (also
known as the
Eaton affair) was a
political scandal involving members of
President Andrew Jackson's
Cabinet and
their wives...
-
authors list (link) Wildman,
Stuart (2021). "'Were they to have
petticoat government in the hospital?' The
reform of
nursing in nineteenth-century Lincoln"...
-
television sitcom Petticoat Junction.
There were 74
episodes in black-and-white and 148 in color.
During its
first four years,
Petticoat Junction was a major...
- In particular,
Michael Sadleir considers the
skilful set-up of
Petticoat Government [1850], with its
cathedral city,
clerical psychology and domineering...
-
Petticoat Government (1910).
Serialised in The
Queen Newspaper, 1909, and
previously released as A
Ruler of
Princes (1909), also
known as
Petticoat Rule...
