1. WALT: Why were Victorian Women so annoyed…
WILFS:
Describe the Victorian ideal.
Explain why Victorian women were annoyed.
Compare the life of a Victorian woman to modern day.

2. Description Level 5 Question.
Read Page 38 What was the Victorian ideal woman. Write a lonely hearts column.
“Single, angelic, & obedient curly brown haired woman… seeks my better half a handsome Victorian Gent. I have pale skin and am delicate like a flower.”
Level 5 Question.
Do you think that all women could live like this ‘ideal’? Give reasons for your answer

3. The Ideal
Discuss…
How does this image show the ideal Victorian woman?

4. Explain
In 1900 women could not vote. Most men did not believe that women should have the right to vote. Why did they think this way? Read page 39… Task – Put yourself into the shoes of a woman who wanted the vote. Choose two of the arguments below and write down what you would say in reply to them.

5. Compare
L5 – Write an article explaining why Victorian women are so angry at the L6 – Write an article with comparison of Victorian women and Modern day women. Dear Readers, I am writing to tell you about the lives of Victorian women. They were expected to look like … and behave … The men treated them terribly. They refused them the right to vote because … This is so different from today because …

6. How did women get the vote?

7. Homework
Who was Emily Pankhurst ? What did she want ?