Know your job and dress for it

Designing the first functional work garments for women

Collection Highlights Clarice L. Scott. "Work clothes for women." (1942). Farmers' bulletin no.1905. As more women entered the workforce during World War II, the demand for specially designed work clothes increased. Clarice Louisba Scott (1899-1989), a clothing specialist in the U.S. Department of Agriculture Bureau of Human Nutrition and Home Economics, designed the first functional work garments for women. From mechanics' suits to laboratory dresses to utility aprons, Scott believed that work clothes should fit well and still have plenty of room for action. She also maintained that the clothes could be pretty as well as practical, recommending fabrics in becoming colors to give a "lift" to the workers themselves and to those around them. Learn more about Scott's work in these publications and in the National Agricultural Library digital exhibit "Apron Strings and Kitchen Sinks: The USDA Bureau of Home Economics."

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