… of the newly founded United States and Europe during the 1790 to 1800 era, opened up the eyes of women worldwide.
Fast ships (thanks to the improvement of the steam engine), mass produced printed news (thanks to improvement of the printing press), and more and more travelers going outside their own country (thanks to excess in productivity that allowed more persons leisure time) meant more information was being exchanged between people worldwide.
Women in England were talking about what the Greeks and Egyptians were wearing.
(sketch: a busy London harbor in about 1800)