ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

AGES ERA PERIOD

VICTORIAN AGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following acts were not passed during the Victorian era?
A
a series of Factory Acts
B
the Custody Act
C
the Women’s Suffrage Act
D
the Married Women’s Property Rights Acts
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -After the 1832, when several of the demands of the middle-class radicals were met, the worker’s movement fought and failed alone.-Eric Hobsbawm, Industry and Empire, p. 55. he three Reform Acts, of 1832, 1867, and 1884, all extended voting rights to previously disfranchised citizens.

Detailed explanation-2: -Women’s rights were extremely limited in this era, losing ownership of their wages, all of their physical property, excluding land property, and all other cash they generated once married. When a Victorian man and woman married, the rights of the woman were legally given over to her spouse.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Victorian Era was a time of vast political reform and social change, the Industrial Revolution, authors Charles Dickens and Charles Darwin, a railway and shipping boom, profound scientific discovery and the first telephone and telegraph.

Detailed explanation-4: -Introduction. Victorian period (1832-1901) is one of the remarkable periods of English literature. The conflict between science and religion. Imperialism. Industrialization. Excessive materialism. Adventurous life. Contribution of women in all sectors. Domination of novels. More items

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