Godey's Lady's Book. October 1853, March 1854, August 1857, July 1865, 1866 and 1868.

Mills, Betty J. Calico Chronicle. Lubbock, Texas: Texas Tech Press, 1985.

Watson, Jeanne H. Women's Travails and Triumphs on the Overland Trails. Overland Journal v.9 no.4 1991. 28-36

For Furthur Reading

Waugh, Nora. Corsets and Crinolines. New York: Theatre Arts Books, 1970.