Why did women stop wearing dresses?

I've been wearing dresses and skirts now for a month and it's made me think about and realize a lot of things.
Two things I've realized:
1) I've come across nothing I normally do that I cannot do in a long (close to ankle length) dress or skirt. (I've also considered all the things my Grandmothers did in skirts ~ see "A tribute to my Grandma")

2) Wearing a long, modest dress or skirt is much more comfortable than jeans or slacks.

The above being true for me made me wonder "Why did women stop wearing dresses?"The first thing that comes to my mind is that I wonder if it was that women didn't like being different than men. If women felt because (in the past) they did not have the jobs men did or wear the same clothes men did, that they were not considered of equal value. If that was the thinking behind it, than that's a problem to me.

For God clearly did make us different in body, in our emotional makeup, & in the role He had for us. It says in Genesis "And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an helpmeet for him." (Gen. 2:18) The New American Standard version reads: Then the LORD God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him."

What is the definition of "helper": to aid, to assist, to serve, to make easier for.
A helper is definitely not defined as a leader but as one who serves.
God clearly made us to complete our husband not to compete with him.
The role of a woman being a servant/helper is just as important as a man's role in being the leader.

Wearing dresses and skirts has made me fully embrace being feminine, it's helped me begin to put my husband back at the head of the household (where he should be), it's helped me have higher respect for his position in our family, and to realize the value of my role as a helper.

An excellent article on this subject is: Priorities of a Woman

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