A Look at Gender and the British Nation During the Victorian Era
When thinking of the Victorian era in Britain it is hard to believe that women’s rights were nearly non-existent. It is evident that the spreading of ideas, themes and values through text and literature made a huge difference in the lives of Victorian era women. The Women’s Suffrage Movement is on way women fought back and began to take their independence. This didn’t only happen in Britain, it was a movement that spread across the globe, and is still happening some parts of the world.
“The British demand for women’s votes was not unique. Nor were campaigners working in isolation. By the 1960s, women around the world in Asia, Africa, the Americas and Europe were using their right to vote, having been granted legislative rights. Most of the world had only been granted these rights following pressure from female suffrage campaigners. Many of these campaigns, including those in Britain and the US, had begun in earnest in the mid-19th century (Mukherjee p. 74).”
Without the use of text and literature, like “The Defence of Guenevere,” women may have not made the movement or had the courage to do so. Seeing a strong woman stand up to a man could have had just the push many women needed to decide to stand up for their own rights.
Women are still afraid to speak out in many parts of the world, and there are still some places that don’t allow women to vote. Where would we be if it had not been for those literary pieces that stirred up debate and dialogue eventually leading to women gaining certain rights?
“The British demand for women’s votes was not unique. Nor were campaigners working in isolation. By the 1960s, women around the world in Asia, Africa, the Americas and Europe were using their right to vote, having been granted legislative rights. Most of the world had only been granted these rights following pressure from female suffrage campaigners. Many of these campaigns, including those in Britain and the US, had begun in earnest in the mid-19th century (Mukherjee p. 74).”
Without the use of text and literature, like “The Defence of Guenevere,” women may have not made the movement or had the courage to do so. Seeing a strong woman stand up to a man could have had just the push many women needed to decide to stand up for their own rights.
Women are still afraid to speak out in many parts of the world, and there are still some places that don’t allow women to vote. Where would we be if it had not been for those literary pieces that stirred up debate and dialogue eventually leading to women gaining certain rights?
“The British demand for women’s votes was not unique. Nor were campaigners working in isolation. By the 1960s, women around the world in Asia, Africa, the Americas and Europe were using their right to vote, having been granted legislative rights. Most of the world had only been granted these rights following pressure from female suffrage campaigners. Many of these campaigns, including those in Britain and the US, had begun in earnest in the mid-19th century (Mukherjee p. 74).”