Women's Rights In Victorian England

Lauren Hobbie The Women of Victorian England
Women have been treated poorly throughout history, and Victorian England was no exception. In Victorian times, the women of England were treated considerably worse than the men, in such ways that would be considered immoral or illegal to today's society. Viewed as second-class citizens, the women of this era lacked many rights that men possessed, and equality was not something that existed between men and women. Even though in modern times females are considered equal to males and treated as such, this was something Victorian women could only hope for at the time; However, the modern day equality that we have and the feminist movement can be attributed to these brave women and the risks they took.
In Victorian times, women and men were expected to follow the set gender roles that applied to them; These assigned roles based on gender made it seem like men and women were two completely different species. Women were supposed to be meek, passive, and mild. On the other hand, men were considered to be braver, and
In the rare case that a woman did obtain a job, such as teaching in a school, she was paid less than her male colleagues, regardless of skill or seniority. There were no regulations preventing this, and nothing a woman could do about this, as women weren't allowed to sue. Women were also not allowed to own property which made them more reliant on their husbands and made having a husband more necessary. In Victorian times the women of England were not even allowed to vote! This made it impossible for them to choose government officials that represented them and therefore gave all the say to men. This made getting legal rights an uphill battle for women, as despite fighting for equal rights, they were in no position to get these rights legally instilled. Sadly, the women of England did not receive the right to vote until after the Victorian era, in the year