" No wonder men did not want women to wear bloomers. What could women accomplish if they did not have to continually mind their skirts, keep them from dragging in the mud or getting trampled on the steps of an omnibus? If they had pockets! With pockets, women could conquer the world! "

― Theodora Goss , The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter (The Extraordinary Adventures of the Athena Club, #1)