W oman’s W orld In the 19th Century Portrait of Miss Margaret Henderson by John William Waterhouse, 1900.

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W oman’s W orld In the 19th Century Portrait of Miss Margaret Henderson by John William Waterhouse, 1900

“Victorian” ??????

Keira Knightley in Pirates of the Caribbean

The Corset Camille Clifford

Corsets, crinolines, hoopskirts exaggerate hips, breasts, waist Impede movement, breathing Foster unrealistic image of woman’s body Cutaway view of crinoline, Punch, 1856

Idealization of Woman as Angel/Goddess/Fairy/Mother Paradox of ideal vs. real “The Angel in the House” (Coventry Patmore) “Blessed Damozel” “Lady of Shalott” (Alfred Lord Tennyson) Emily Patmore, “The Angel in the House” by John Brettx

Goddess The Blessed Damozel by Dante Gabriel Rossetti

Fairy Midsummer’s Eve by Edward Robert Hughes

Angel Angel by Abbot Handerson Thayer, 1889

Mother Woman’s highest calling Mother and Child by Lord Leighton

Influence of Queen Victoria Icon of femininie domesticity Devoted wife to Albert and mother of nine Retreated to seclusion at Albert’s death in 1861 Portrait of Queen Victoria Sir Francis Grant, 1843

Impact of Industrial Revolution “Separate Spheres” Social theory enforcing gender polarity Home Work Place

Separate Spheres Men are rational, independent, competitive, and aggressive Women are emotional, maternal, domestic, and dependent. Men leave home to work: “public sphere” (business & politics) Men have permission for moral laxity Women rule the home and are confined to it: “private sphere” Role of helpmeet, domestic manager, moral exemplum Home is haven from factory, firm, “world” Plush décor reflects cocooning

All wealth owned, inherited, or earned went legally to husband until 1882 Divorce extremely rare for woman to secure Inheritance through male line Until 1891, runaway wife could be arrested and imprisoned Husband could divorce for adultery; wife could not. Marriage 1850 Wedding Attire Victorian wedding attire

Accidental Pregnancy Birth control literature illegal Activities heavily chaperoned--unwed pregnancy in upper class rare Domestic servants often seduced by employer (typically expelled from house) Infant abandonment/murder common Unwed mother could sue father in court for child support Richard Redgrave’s The Outcast 1851

Careers Low-paid jobs only 1851, 43% of British women over 20 had no husband (30% single, 13% widowed) 90% of these worked 19th century milliners

“Upper” Work Upper” tradeswomen in towns: milliners & dressmakers “Upper” servants of the wealthy: governesses, skilled cooks, housekeepers, senior parlour- maids, head house-maids and lady's maids

“Lower” Work Lower working classes: –began work age 8-12 –Worked until marriage if... –All earnings belonged to husband “Lower” street hawkers: flowers, sweets, seafood, and fortune-telling Lower servants of middle class: kitchen-maid, scullery- maid, laundress, nursemaid, housemaid Single “maid-of-all-work”: hours/day

Domestic Servants Largest category of woman’s work--50%

No job-No family Charity of wealthy benefactors or church Prostitution Begging Workhouses Suicide Watts’ Found Drowned

The Lady of Shalott by John William Waterhouse

Acknowledgements Young servant: Wedding gowns: Milliners: Hunt’s “The Awakening Conscience”: Corsets: Crinoline: Camille Clifford: Queen Victoria: Servants: Leighton Mother: Pirates of the Carribean: Hughes: Waterhouse’s Portrait of Miss Margaret Henderson: Thayer Angel: