1. Reading about Governess
Janae Plummer
Yesell Genao
AP English
12/13/12

2. Victorian Governess in Fiction

3. Key Terms Wife prejudices – the wife opinions
Second-rate servants – not very good servant
Work box – tool box

4. Governess & Education
Intelligent
Teaching Abilities
Special Skills

5. Children without Governess
Not learning
Disobedient

6. Governess and Wife Jealous wife Governess = No competition
Expected a list of duties of new governess

7. Becoming a Governess Leaving marriages to become a Governess
Independent

8. 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

9. Conclusion
Question and Answer

10. 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.