The Victorian belief about the proper ordering of society: A woman's role was domestic; to create a loving and comfortable home where her husband and children would be well cared for and protected from the evils of the outside world.
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What are separate spheres?
The idea that men and women occupy separate spheres in society: men in the public sphere, women in the domestic sphere.
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What could middle class women work as in the early 19th century?
Dressmakers, milliners or governesses.
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When was the first Married Women's property Act?
1870
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What year was the second Married Women's property Act introduced?
1882
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When was the Divorce and Matrimonial causes Act?
1857
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What was the main advantage of the Divorce and Matrimonial causes Act?
Divorces could now occur through the courts rather than through a private Act of Parliament.
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When was the Matrimonial causes Act?
1884
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Which case is significant to the Matrimonial causes Act?
The Jackson case.
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Who led the campaign to repeal the Contagious Diseases act?
Josephine Butler
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When was the Contagious Disease act introduced?
1864
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When was the Contagious Diseases act repealed?
1886
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Card 2
Front
What are separate spheres?
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The idea that men and women occupy separate spheres in society: men in the public sphere, women in the domestic sphere.
Card 3
Front
What could middle class women work as in the early 19th century?
Back
Card 4
Front
When was the first Married Women's property Act?
Back
Card 5
Front
What year was the second Married Women's property Act introduced?
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