1890s

Social and Legal Position of Women in 1890s

Working Class Women

• 1870, before, most working class women did not go to school.
•  In 1880, made compulsory for children to attend school.
•  Girls were taught their roles in society.
• Working class women went to work.
•  Towards the end of the nineteenth century many new jobs were prepared.

Middle + Upper Class women

• Girls from richer families were educated at home.
• Main aim to make them good wives and mothers.
• Taught, music, singing and dancing.
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