During the Victorian era, women belonged to the domestic realm. This stereotype classified them to provide for their husbands a clean home, food on the table and to raise their children. Women were not supposed to voice their thoughts on personal and public manners. They were to portray the characteristic of being submissive. Due to this many women authors used pseudonyms or a fictitious name to conceal their identity. The use of pseudonyms ensured them that their works would be recognized and dismissed. Charlotte Bronte was one of the first to do so. She voiced her radical opinions by using the masculine name of Currer Bell. Using this name still veiled her gender role but kept her initials the same. In Biographical Notice of Ellis and Acton
