The Victorian era was a crucial period in world history and it is sometimes under-credited. Often men are the primary talk of an era due to their inventions or contributions to society. In the Victorian era, however, women were of the utmost importance. Women's roles during the Victorian era greatly influenced the development of women today. Victorian women belonged to a domestic sphere in which their role was mainly in the privacy of the home. The Industrial Revolution pushed women into the workforce creating the middle class. Education became more prevalent in middle class women, sparking the women's suffrage to gain momentum. These things were essential in the development of women in the Victorian society, and they are the things
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Many women were tired of the unequal opportunities that were shared between themselves and men. As the Industrial Revolution began, it meant that there would be great change in store for women. For both women in the workforce and women who lived in a household relying on male income, this meant that they would have better wages and better living conditions. As the Industrial Revolution progressed, women became aware of the rights they had, and that is when the push for education and better pay for work was increased. The Industrial Revolution was a platform in the Victorian era, in which people could see the success of economic development (Tilly, 1994, p. …show more content…
Men felt that women in their family should be working in mills or factories. Any extra source of income was very important. As women got married, they became a property of their husband. It was frowned upon to get divorced, and if they did parliament had to consent. Women's rights were limited and they were not even allowed to partake in the law and medicine. Some women were prostitutes, and even they were discriminated against when men were not. The Contagious Diseases Act was passed, which forced women suspected of prostitution to be medically examined for contagious diseases. The men who associated with these women were not subjected to the same medical exams. The act was passed because of the danger prostitutes posed to the military personnel and the spread of disease (Heffer, 2013, p.
Many women were tired of the unequal opportunities that were shared between themselves and men. As the Industrial Revolution began, it meant that there would be great change in store for women. For both women in the workforce and women who lived in a household relying on male income, this meant that they would have better wages and better living conditions. As the Industrial Revolution progressed, women became aware of the rights they had, and that is when the push for education and better pay for work was increased. The Industrial Revolution was a platform in the Victorian era, in which people could see the success of economic development (Tilly, 1994, p. …show more content…
Men felt that women in their family should be working in mills or factories. Any extra source of income was very important. As women got married, they became a property of their husband. It was frowned upon to get divorced, and if they did parliament had to consent. Women's rights were limited and they were not even allowed to partake in the law and medicine. Some women were prostitutes, and even they were discriminated against when men were not. The Contagious Diseases Act was passed, which forced women suspected of prostitution to be medically examined for contagious diseases. The men who associated with these women were not subjected to the same medical exams. The act was passed because of the danger prostitutes posed to the military personnel and the spread of disease (Heffer, 2013, p.