As a result, many women resorted to prostitution in order to support themselves, as it was one of the few ways women could make money. By the end of the nineteenth century, approximately 20% of women participated in the labor force. This left most women to do traditional chores around the house and take care of the children, while their husbands earned a paycheck. Notably, women’s attire during the nineteenth century reflected their limited opportunities. Clothing was very conservative; they were covered up from their necks down to their feet. Women were physically restricted by their corsets, which were tied up so tight one could barely breath in them. The corset symbolized society’s restriction of women’s opportunities. However, circumstances of inequality started to change for women in the early twentieth century and likewise, their fashion changed dramatically. The evolution of women’s attire from the 1920s through the 1970s reflects women’s ongoing fight for equality through this