John Fetterman might be the first to try to bare his legs in the Senate, but shorts have been ticking people off for almost a century
- Written by Deirdre Clemente, Associate Professor of History, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
The Shorts Protest of 1930 brought more than 600 students to the steps of Robinson Hall at Dartmouth College.Courtesy of Rauner Library, Dartmouth College, CC BY-SAWhen Sen. Chuck Schumer quietly relaxed the U.S. Senate’s dress code, supposedly to accommodate Sen. John Fetterman’s desire to wear hooded sweatshirts and gym shorts, the...




