Einav Rabinovitch-Fox | Source | Visiting Instructor at Case Western Reserve University
Einav Rabinovitch-Fox
Einav Rabinovitch-Fox specializes in modern American history and women’s and gender history. Her research examines the connections between culture, politics, and modernity, and she is particularly interested in the ways in which visual and material culture has shaped and reflected class, gender, and racial identities. Her current book manuscript, Dressed for Freedom: American Feminism and the Politics of Women’s Fashion, explores women’s political uses of clothing and appearance as a means of negotiating new freedoms and modern gender identities. In using fashion as a lens of analysis, her project broadens the meanings of feminist politics in the first half of the twentieth century beyond struggles for suffrage pointing to the cultural aspects of the movement.
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Case Western Reserve University
Visiting Instructor
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Kamala Harris’s white suit was a nod to the suffragists before her—but that’s only part of the story
White is known as the color of suffrage, but it wasn’t the only one.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is changing the dress code of politics
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's style statements prove that having an interest in fashion and being taken seriously are not mutually exclusive.
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Perspective | Zelensky’s clothing choice is a statement about his leadership
Military attire has long helped state leaders build their image — but the details matter.
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"Although Zelensky’s visit was compared to that of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, who in World War II arrived at the White House wearing a siren suit (a one-piece garment designed to be put on easily in air raids), there were notable differences. Churchill changed out of his military outfit and into a formal suit before speaking to Congress. And, unlike Churchill, Zelensky has so consistently worn his martial clothing in public that the look has come to define his leadership style and image."
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"Last week, Senate Majority Leader Senator Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced a major change to the long-standing informal dress code: 'Senators are able to choose what they wear on the Senate floor,' he stated. The move was seen as no less than a revolution, especially for an establishment known for its adherence to tradition and archaic protocols. The attention this seemingly unimportant change has gotten shows us why what we wear matter."
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"As a historian who writes about fashion and politics, I like these types of sartorial gestures. They show the relevancy and power of fashion statements in our political system. Harris, like the suffragists and political leaders that came before her, is using her clothes to control her image and spark a conversation."