1780- Industrial Revolution booms
Britain was the leading country and it brought lots of social and economic changes
1837- Queen Victoria takes the throne
Often marked as the beginning of the Victorian Era
1836- "Porphyria's Lover" by Robert Browning
Analyzes control in male and female relationships
1840s- Hungry 40s (Corn laws, potato famine)
Food was too expensive and poverty became a big issue
1843- A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Encourages charity and generosity towards the poor
1842- "Ulysses" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Explores roles of masculinity/ males
1844- "The Cry of the Children" by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Condemns child labor
1854- "The Charge of the Light Brigade" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Calls for political reform in orders to soldiers
1857- Matrimonial Causes Act
Women can divorce their husbands, but they have to prove adultery plus
1859- 'Origin of Species' by Charles Darwin
Fuels religious doubt and teaches 'survival of the fittest' methodology
1862- "An Apple-Gathering" by Christina Rossetti
Shows the changing values/ desires of femininity
1864/66/69- Contagious Diseases Acts
Held women responsible for spreading of STDs, women examined upon suspicion (described as mechanical rape)
1869- The Subjection of Women by John Mills
Uses Darwin's 'survival of the fittest' methodology to argue for female liberation
1884- Married Women's Property Act
Women are no longer a 'chattel' but an independent and separate person from their husband
1886- Guardian of Infants Act
Women are allowed to become the sole guardian of child if husband died
1901- Queen Victoria dies
Marks the end of the Victorian Era
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