Education for Girls
- Created by: Ruth
- Created on: 10-05-10 18:55
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Few girls went to school between 1760-1870 because of;
- The attitude of Parents
- The attitude of men & women
- Women were second class citizens
The Attitude of Men & Women
- Many men did not want to educate women
- Many people thought that women had smaller brains and were less intelligent
- Many women did not want an education
- Married wealthy women led a life of luxury – all their needs provided
- Poor women were more bothered about putting food on the table
The Attitude of Parents
- Parents did not see the point in educating girls
- Poor parents could not afford fees & wanted children to work
- Wealthy parents wanted to protect their girls from the outside world
Women were second class citizens
- The law did not protect women in the early 1800s
- When a girl was married all her property & earnings belonged to her husband
- A husband was allowed to beat his wife to make her obedient
- If divorced, a woman had limited rights to see her children
- It was very difficult to get a divorce – even if the husband treated her badly
Attitude towards rich women in the 1800s
- Women should not think for themselves, voice their opinions, disagree with their husbands or seek to better themselves
- Women should do whatever their husband says
- Women were not equal to their husbands in any way
- There seemed no point in educating them, because their future role as a wife did not require knowledge of Latin & Greek for example
Miss Frances Buss
- Bedford college was opened in 1849 to teach girls to be governesses
- Miss Buss was one of the first students at Bedford College
- She became the headmistress of the North London Collegiate School
- The school taught girls academic subjects & practical skills (so girls could earn a living when they left…
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