Women in Victorian & Edwardian Britain

?

Women in Late 19th Century Britain

  • Despite similar experiences amongst women, there were big variations of women's circumstances in society.
  • Fewer legal rights, seen as subordinate to father or husband.
  • Physical, emotional and intellectual inferiority to men.
  • Educated, but to a lower standard and on more 'feminine' things such as cooking.

Separate Spheres

  • Men and women occupy two separate spheres within society.
  • Men seen as masculine, suited to business, the breadwinner, the leader of the household.
  • Women seen as feminine, suited to the home and domesticity, suited to…

Comments

No comments have yet been made