Reading about Governess Janae Plummer Yesell Genao AP English 12/13/12
Victorian Governess in Fiction
Key Terms Wife prejudices – the wife opinions Second-rate servants – not very good servant Work box – tool box
Governess & Education Intelligent Teaching Abilities Special Skills
Children without Governess Not learning Disobedient
Governess and Wife Jealous wife Governess = No competition Expected a list of duties of new governess
Becoming a Governess Leaving marriages to become a Governess Independent
Then and Now Then: Not all children went to school – only boys Women were looked down on Teachers were cruel Now: It does not matter your sex, your education in school is what is valued. Women and Men are viewed as the same Teachers today actually care for their students and are pleased when students progress academically
Conclusion Question and Answer
Works Cited Carey, Rosa Nouchette. Only the Governess. New York: Hurst, 1888. Henry James. The Turn of the Screw. Peter G. Beidler, 2010. Whatley, Elizabeth Pope. The Roving Bee. James Nisbet & Co., 1855.