Victorian - context
- Created by: Rachel Hedger
- Created on: 20-04-16 12:48
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- Victorian (1830 - 1901)
- Science
- Charles Darwin - On the Origin of Species
- understanding of the universe has been undermined
- mourning the loss of religion
- Industrial society
- completed shift from rural to urban
- expansion and consumption - resource rich due to colonialism
- by the end of Victoria's reign, 1/4 of people on the globe were her subjects
- rise of the cities
- rural areas migrated to cities, leading to mass poverty and poor life expectancy
- class became very important
- middle class, trademen become very profitable
- led to a Victorian underbelly - prositution
- Political Reform
- Men (rich): 1832
- W/C men: 1867
- Gender
- Men:
- public spheres, intellect, domiance
- Women:
- private sphere, domesticity, the "Woman" question, 'Angel in the house', corporiality
- by end of Victoria's reign, women could attend 12 unis
- private sphere, domesticity, the "Woman" question, 'Angel in the house', corporiality
- Men:
- Science
- Queen Victoria (1837 - 1901)
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