LITERATURE QUESTIONS
THE VICTORIAN NOVEL
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Originally asked by Henry Mayhew, it raised concerns about women in the workplace, fearing that market capitalism would tarnish their virtue.
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Originally asked by Charlotte Bronte, it asked why women were not allowed to run schools or to educate the very young.
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Originally asked by Josephine Butler, it primarily concerned venereal disease and the Contagious Disease Acts.
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Originally asked by Mary Wollstonecraft in the 18th century, it raised awareness about inequality and encouraged women to obtain a proper education and to be allowed entrance to public debates and the public sphere.
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Detailed explanation-1: -In her 1792 book, “A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, ” now considered a classic of feminist history and feminist theory, Wollstonecraft argued primarily for the right of women to be educated. She believed that through education would come emancipation.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mary Wollstonecraft was an English writer and a passionate advocate of educational and social equality for women. She called for the betterment of women’s status through such political change as the radical reform of national educational systems. Such change, she concluded, would benefit all society.
Detailed explanation-3: -In order to contribute at the same level as men, Wollstonecraft stated, women must be educated equally to men. If women were not afforded this opportunity, social and intellectual progress would come to a halt.