Editing Fedora (section)

=== Women and fedoras ===
In the 1880s, long before the fedora became popular for men, French stage actress [[Sarah Bernhardt]] popularized the fedora for a female wearer. 
In the play ''[[Fédora]]'' by the French author [[Victorien Sardou]], Bernhardt played Princess Fédora Romazoff.<ref>Marciano, John Bemelmans. 2009. ''Anonyponymous: the forgotten people behind everyday words''. New York: Bloomsbury. p. 65. {{ISBN|9781596916531}}</ref> It soon became a common [[fashion accessory]] for many women, particularly among activists campaigning for [[First-wave feminism|gender equality during the late nineteenth century]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.historyofhats.net/hat-history/history-of-fedora/|title=History of Fedora – Who Invented the Fedora Hat?|website=www.historyofhats.net|access-date=April 6, 2019}}</ref> The fedora was eventually adopted as a defining symbol of the women's rights movement.

Fedoras continue to be worn by women, but not quite to the same extent as in the early twentieth century. Women's fedoras vary in form, texture, and color. In addition, these fedoras come in almost every color from basic black to bright red and even in the occasional animal print.<ref name=":22">{{Cite journal|last=Nestoras|first=Bessie|date=2013|title=Fall for Autumn|url=http://yearsoffashion.weebly.com/|journal=Gifts & Decorative Accessories|pages=120–130|via=BYU Library|access-date=2019-04-06|archive-date=2022-05-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220507215755/http://yearsoffashion.weebly.com/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Along with men's felt hats, women's fedoras were described as making a comeback in an article about 2007 fashion trends. Baseball caps, which had been the staple of headwear, were experiencing a decline in popularity amidst this "fedora renaissance".<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Briere|first=Rachel R.|date=2007|title=Crowning Glories: The Fedora is Making a Comeback Against the Baseball Cap|journal=The Sun (Lowell, MA)|via=Ebscohost}}</ref>