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Mind Map by korkor_kanor, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by korkor_kanor
over 10 years ago
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CHANGING ROLE OF BRITISH WOMEN - PHILOSOPHY & REALITY
- ANGEL IN THE
HOUSE
- Idea that all women should be married, altruistic,
domesticated & supporting figures of their husbands
- Middle class - ACHIEVABLE as they could maintain youthful
appearance whilst maintaining home with domestic sevice
- Working class - Difficult to achieve as many had to work to survive
- Middle class - ACHIEVABLE as they could maintain youthful
appearance whilst maintaining home with domestic sevice
- Idea that all women should be married, altruistic,
domesticated & supporting figures of their husbands
- SEPERATE SPHERES
- PUBLIC SPHERE - MALE DOMINATED - Politics, paid work, leisure,
government, law/medical, policing profession
- PRIVATE SPHERE - FEMALE DOMINATED - Child rearing, housework,
charity, fundraising, church
- PUBLIC SPHERE - MALE DOMINATED - Politics, paid work, leisure,
government, law/medical, policing profession
- TRUE SOCIETY
- Some women DIDN'T FIT
IDEOLOGY
- In 1851 - 29% OF WOMEN who are 20+ UNMARRIED
- In 1851, 25.7% OF WOMEN WORKING. BY 1852 -
INCREASED TO 26.3%
- 1871 - 2/3 of women aged 20 - 24 years SINGLE
- For every 3 women - 2 were unmarried/widowed
- In 1851 - 29% OF WOMEN who are 20+ UNMARRIED
- REASONS FOR WOMEN NOT
FITTING IDEOLOGY
- Due to SURPLUS OF WOMEN
- Men of marriageable age moving away i.e. in 1861,
124000 men moving away against 41000 women
- Increased infant mortality in BOYS
- Due to SURPLUS OF WOMEN
- Some women DIDN'T FIT
IDEOLOGY
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