Gender In Victorianism

Hard Times helps in illustrating the progress as well as the depression experienced by both men and women in the society. The role of the women in the Victorian society can be categorized in social and economic roles as shown from the various duties played by the women in the story. Most of the women in the Victorian society are associated with some stereotypical traits such as being transparent and being sensitive and that develops further to create a story which highlights the various importance of women in the society. Dickens views on femininity are shown from hard times and that helps in showing the various economic roles and the social roles played by the women in the buildup of the story. The study is aimed towards the elaboration of the roles of women economically and socially in relation to the plot and characterization shown in the story.

The Victorian Era is a remarkable time in history with the blooming industries, growing population, and a major turnaround in the fashion world. This era was named after Queen Victoria who ruled United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from June 1837 until she passed away 64 years later in January 1901.When Victoria received the crown, popular respect was strikingly low. The lack of respect for the position she had just come into did not diminish her confidence. Instead she won the hearts of Britain with her modesty, grace, straightforwardness, and her want to be informed on the political matters at hand even though she had no input. She changed Britain into a flourishing country. She also impacted how women interacted

The Victorian era refers to the time period in which Queen Victoria reigned in England. It is often known for having strict rules stating what is proper and what is off color. “The term Victorian morality is often used to describe the values of the period, which includes sexual proprietary, hard work, honesty, thrift, sense of duty and responsibility towards the less well off” (“Victorian Era Morality”). This standard worked well for the

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They had the responsibility of cooking, cleaning, and caring for children. Women rarely worked during the victorian era. In addition to this, women were just objects for any kind of sexual desires of their husbands. One doctor, William Acton, famously declared that "The majority of women were not very much troubled with sexual feeling of any kind". Since men needed a family to be seen as "heroic" they often did their best to have children. Only 3 percent of white women worked during the Victorian era, and those who did were limited to jobs such as maids, nurses and laundress (webpage.pace.edu). As a result of this, women were very dependent on their husbands for basic necessities, and could be taken advantage of

The Victorian rich women wore scarves, and nice things. Some rich women even wear pearls, and nice things in there hair. The pearls are good size and they are white, brown, and pink typically are those colors. Even though women were rich they still had to follow the rules and ware a very nice skirt, or long dress. They had to were very nice black shiny high heels. They sometimes wore top hats, and like nice straw hats. The top hats are very tall and there always black.

The Victorian Era is marked by Queen Victoria’s reign in England from 1837-1901 (Eras of Elegance). It is known for its attention to high morals, modesty, and proper decorum, which was inspired by the Queen and her husband, Prince Albert. Importance was placed on civic consciousness and social responsibility, including equality towards all. Science, technology and Christianity thrived. Humanitarian and religious organizations, such as the Salvation Army, reflected the Victorian concern for the poor and needy. The Church was wealthy and powerful. Only the rich could afford education, so most were left uneducated, unable to think critically. The people believed the word of the Bible and that was all that mattered. However,

Victorian England was a period where women faced enormous financial uncertainty and social vulnerability. Due to a prevailing social construct of gender and gender roles, women of the time were perceived as the weaker sex thus belonged to the domestic sphere. As a result of this, there were very few prospects for a single woman with regards to improving her socioeconomic status other than through marriage. Jane Austen’s Emma and Anne Bronte’s The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, novels written in 19th century England, both provide a lens through which the challenges of young women of the time can be observed and analyzed. Emma portrays a tenacious heroine, who is strong, intelligent and confident

The role of Victorian women was expected to be limited to childbearing and housewife. During the Victorian Era it was important that women marry and have a family. Four classes of women were noted during this time, they were, the Nobility, Gentry, Middle Class, Upper working class and lower working class. They were supposed to live highly restrictive life with their lives centered around their husband and subsequently their children. This meant these women were subject to sexual abuse, physical abuse and any money they made was given to the husband. Totally legal back in the Victorian era (Zelster, 2018).

The Victorian era ranging from 1837-1901 is named after Queen Victoria who as corded the throne of Great Britain and Ireland in 1837. She served for a period of 64 years, till her death in 1901 and her period was marked by many important social and historical changes that altered the nation in many ways. The population was doubled, the British Empire expanded exponentially and technological and industrial progress helped Britain become the most powerful country in the world (Brown&Simpson, 2013). While the country saw economic progress, poverty and exploitation were also equally a part of it. The gap between the rich and the poor increased expressively and the drive for material and commercial success was seen to propagate. Moreover a kind of a moral decay in the society was witnessed. One of the most important factors that defined the age was its stress on morality. Strict societal codes were enforced and certain activities were openly looked down upon. These codes were even harsher for women. A feminine code of conduct was imposed on them which described every aspect of their being from the proper apparels to how inverse; everything had rules (Brown&Simpson, 2013). The role of women was mostly that of being angels of the house and restricted to domestic confines. Professionally very few options were available to them as a woman could either become a governess or a teacher in rich households. Hence they were financially dependent on their husbands and fathers for their

Historically, the average women in the Victorian era were only known for doing domestic chores. Middle class women were raised to be submissive, obedient and virginal to fit the image of the Virgin Mother Mary during this era, and having her rights taken away with the male of the household whether it be her father or eldest brother, who would decide what would be best for her. There were very few professions that were open to women who had an education such as a governess as a way to support themselves when times were tough. If a women were to have a higher level of education the men considered it to be of no use because they believed women to be the weaker counterpart both mentally and physically, as well as thinking that work made women ill.

I apologize for not getting back to you sooner. I want to thank you for your feedback on my annotated bibliography and unit 5 discussion post. Im embarrassed since I always seem to struggle with transitions and grammatical mistakes but I have been reviewing your comments so that I can make myself a better writer. For my research essay my focus is on gender roles in Victorian society. Some points I am covering are on how women are treated as children, the way women are treated like prisoners and lastly how they are “domestic slaves” to their husband. Please let me know any suggestions you have.

Throughout the late 1800s and early 1900s, romanticism begins to fade, while the Victorian world begins to come into play. During this time, democracy and capitalism came together as one. Also, many poets described justice in two different aspects: spiritual and freedom. Carlyle believes capitalism should be replaced with a powerful individual whom is appointed (Ten Commandments) by God. However, Mill believes that a perfect society should be based upon individual freedom. Later in the Victorian period, the women of this period started to voice their opinions throughout Great Britain. These women started the Women’s Rights movement, and started joining the gentlemen by writing poetry through the two aspects of spiritual and freedom. So throughout

The Victorian Period was a great influence to the authors who composed novels at that time where distinctions between social classes as well as between men and women were strongly marked. During this period, it was precisely a woman who ruled. Alexandrina Victoria who was born on May 24, 1819 became Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from June 20, 1837 until her death on January 22, 1901. Victoria’s reign was one of the longest of a female in history. At only the age of 18, after her uncle William Henry IV died, she began a span of 63 years of reign. In spite of her independence and power, Victoria fell into a deep depression when her husband died in 1861 and ever since she wore black every day for the rest of her

First of all, People during the Victorian Era had no choice work a mass in order to support their families along with then themselves. Most humans didn't actually have many job options, most of the jobs were physical labor. Plus, most physical labor jobs didn't have contracts like how most of our jobs nowadays do. Next, people's income affected how they lived during this era. Nevertheless, day after day they worked for many hours, but did not gain a ton to be well off to buy goods they've wanted but were able to buy goods they needed. Also Kids would work along with adults. Kids would in numbers as opposed to adults working by themselves. Even the girls would equally work the same as boys opposed to today's society because there weren't a lot of laws for work (Mitchell, 41).