WOMEN IN THE MIDDLE CLASS IN THE 19TH CENTURY The nineteenth century for Europe and America has been called the "century of the middle class." Growth in both power and prestige of the middle class was perhaps the most important single development in social and economic history. Prior to the nineteenth century‚ there was a recognizable middle class‚ but it was not large. With the advent of the Industrial Revolution‚ new wealth was created‚ and concomitantly the middle class became the harbingers
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1965. Winston was born into the aristocratic family of the Dukes of Marlborough. From the age two to the age six he lived in Dublin where his grandfather had been appointed Viceroy. Winston’s earliest exposure to education was in Dublin‚ where a governess tried teaching him reading‚ writing‚ and arithmetic. Independent and rebellious by nature Winston normally did poorly in school‚ he was punished for doing so. He was educated at three independent schools: St. George’s School‚ Brunswick School‚ and
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and Clancy of the Overflow. Banjo was born on the 17th February 1864 in "Narrambla"‚ near Orange‚ New South Whales. Banjo’s level of education as a child was relatively privileged. At a young age he attended a bush school which was ran by the governess. Then from 1874‚ he attended Sydney Grammar School‚ a prestigious school in the heart of Sydney. After finishing school‚ Paterson became an article clerk at a Sydney law firm‚ and was admitted as a solicitor in 1886. Paterson practiced as a solicitor
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their child to stay there and to have education‚ such as to educational settings which consist of early child education‚ pre-school‚ nursery school‚ and pre-kindergarten. Also‚ there are many places to get care and education for children nanny‚ governess‚ babysitting‚ au pair‚ and extended family‚ for example. In fact‚ mother’s decision; that choosing stay with her children at home or going to work and joining her children in convenient place‚ is important critical for her. A mother who stays at
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Rochester’s house in Thornfield Hall‚ as a governess. Mr. Rochester is a wealthy man in England‚ the second son in his family‚ who had worked for his position in life. There was a woman named Alice Fairfax who was the housekeeper in his house. This lady was a distant relative of Mr. Rochester’s
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in the field of science. Higher education was not available for girls in Poland2‚ so she continued her education in Warsaw’s "floating university‚" a set of underground informal classes held in secret.1 For five years Marie worked as a tutor and governess‚ for the money‚ and studied on her spare time.1 Then in 1891‚ Marie
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Explain the ways in which Jane Eyre and The Yellow Wallpaper are linked in relation to the ways in which women were treated in the 16th century. This essay discusses the containment‚ confinement and oppression of women in 16th century Britain; specifically the roles of Jane Eyre and Bertha‚ and the protagonist in ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’. At this time men held more power over women‚ partly because of women’s financial and social dependence on them. It was customary for women to submit to their
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seen almost as a feminist heroine. She has the autonomy and authority of her being essential to the character of a feminist‚ and therefore is more inadvertent than intended. Well‚ Jane is a pretty independent woman in herself. She is employed as a governess‚ one of the few professions a woman could be during the time she was independent and respected herself. Women of the Victorian era were repressed‚ and had little if any social stature. They had a very few rights and fewer options open to them
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come by. For upper or middle class women who needed to earn a living‚ teaching was one of the very few respectable options‚ and to be a teacher was not regarded as a particularly desirable occupation. A woman who became a teacher might be a governess (teaching the children of one family in their own home) or she might be a teacher in a school. Universities did not admit women at this time‚ and there were no female university professors‚ nor could women be doctors or lawyers or go into the church
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ANNA KARENINA SUMMARY The Oblonsky family of Moscow is torn apart by adultery. Dolly Oblonskaya has caught her husband‚ Stiva‚ having an affair with their children’s former governess‚ and threatens to leave him. Stiva is somewhat remorseful but mostly dazed and uncomprehending. Stiva’s sister‚ Anna Karenina‚ wife of the St. Petersburg government official Karenin‚ arrives at the Oblonskys’ to mediate. Eventually‚ Anna is able to bring Stiva and Dolly to a reconciliation. \Meanwhile‚ Dolly’s younger
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