Victorian Era
Women's work and role
index
Introduction
Gender role
Workers e non-workers
Works and rights
The woman with the lamp
introduction
The Victorian Age, always considered an era of contradictions, represented not only a period of transition and change but also the cradle of modern culture.
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Gender roles
Living conditions and women’s obligations
The real living conditions of women and the double standard
The angel woman in everyday life and literature
Natural difference between men and women
Prostitution's problem. And the fallen women.
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"I have been in heaven! I have stood in the smile, and lain in the arms of one of God's angels.
I was the happy child of a gentle and loving mother". William Smith-
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Another of the most controversial aspects of this period is the contrast between the figure of the Angel woman and the Fallen woman.
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workers and non-workers
Middle and working classes
Women who work
Only women of the upper social classes did not work, at least for the most part, while women of the lower social classes or the middle classes worked regularly.
Women’s work in the Victorian era tends to be undervalued: women formed an important part of the workforce, not only because they often found themselves doing tasks like men, but also because they were burdened with all the domestic tasks.
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economic boom
Advantages and disadvantages of female work
Women could leave their homes to work and earn their own income, but it’s not as simple as it seems...
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Difference between women
Among women of different social classes there is a further division according to the membership of a certain social category. This leads to the acquisition of a certain more lucrative work.
A new perspective
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New jobs
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Nobile class
The charitable class
The life of the lords
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Nursery and children
Up and down the stairs
An ad of the time for the search for a cook:
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Even the servants themselves were divided by order of importance, having different duties and salaries. This is based on the importance of the task and the quality of the manpower provided.
Annual wages: 1870
- Butler £ 70,00Housekeeper £ 40,00 - £ 60,00
- Gardener £ 90,00
- Governess £ 80,00 - £ 100,00
- Nanny 35,00
- Lady’s maid and Valet £ 50-£ 60,00
- Housemaid £ 20,00
- Footman £ 20-£ 30,00
- Groom £ 20,00
- Scullerymaid and Tweeny £ 8,00-£ 12,00
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Upstairs, downstairs.
A series of the 70s that shows life in noble houses. Both from the point of view of the owners and servants.
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work and rights
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Women’s bodies and education
Women rights
Women as property of the husband
Purity and reputation
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women rights
Laws on divorce
The laws on prostitution
The situation of prostitutes - with an act that weighed on all women in general - worsened after the "First Act for the prevention of contagious diseases", in 1864.
In the 19th century, major changes occurred in the situation of women, especially in divorce and legal status.
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the woman of the candle
Florence nightingale
In 1850 she stayed for a time in Kaiserswerth near Düsseldorf, a hospital founded by Theodor Fliedner and run by a group of Lutheran deacons. In 1851 for a period of training and to prepare the publication of a report published anonymously: "The Institution of Kaiserswerth" on the Rhine, for the Practical Training of Deaconesses.
Introduction
She is considered the founder of modern nursing care, as she was the first to apply the scientific method through the use of statistics.
As early as December 1844 she became the main propagandist for improved medical care in workhouses
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nightingale's studies and crimea's war
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From 22 August 1853 to 18 October 1854, Nightingale was superintendent of the Institute for the Care of Sick Gentlewomen in London.
Crimeas war
Conditions of military camps:
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Mortality before the Nightingale method
43%
Mortality after the Nightingale method
2%
During the Crimean War, Florence Nightingale received the nickname "The lady with the lamp", derived from an article in The Times praising her selflessness: "When all the medical officers have retired for the night (...) she may be observed alone, with a little lamp in her hand, making her solitary rounds". Popularized by Longfellow’s Poem Santa Filomena of 1857:"Lo! in that hour of misery/A lady with a lamp see/Step through the sparkling darkness/E fly from room to room"
The Nightingale Training School
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Wedge diagram:
Statistic
Introduced data collection to obtain statistics
The following decades
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She devoted herself to critical observation and consulting for British health.
References
Sitography:
Web links
Note's of nursing
- Il salotto di Miss Darcy.
- La mia biblioteca romantica.
THANK you for attention
Caracciolo Claudia 5ASUL
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Victorian Era
Women's work and role
index
Introduction
Gender role
Workers e non-workers
Works and rights
The woman with the lamp
introduction
The Victorian Age, always considered an era of contradictions, represented not only a period of transition and change but also the cradle of modern culture.
+ INFO
Gender roles
Living conditions and women’s obligations
The real living conditions of women and the double standard
The angel woman in everyday life and literature
Natural difference between men and women
Prostitution's problem. And the fallen women.
+ INFO
+ INFO
+ INFO
+ INFO
"I have been in heaven! I have stood in the smile, and lain in the arms of one of God's angels. I was the happy child of a gentle and loving mother". William Smith-
+ INFO
Another of the most controversial aspects of this period is the contrast between the figure of the Angel woman and the Fallen woman.
01
workers and non-workers
Middle and working classes
Women who work
Only women of the upper social classes did not work, at least for the most part, while women of the lower social classes or the middle classes worked regularly.
Women’s work in the Victorian era tends to be undervalued: women formed an important part of the workforce, not only because they often found themselves doing tasks like men, but also because they were burdened with all the domestic tasks.
+ INFO
economic boom
Advantages and disadvantages of female work
Women could leave their homes to work and earn their own income, but it’s not as simple as it seems...
+ INFO
Difference between women
Among women of different social classes there is a further division according to the membership of a certain social category. This leads to the acquisition of a certain more lucrative work.
A new perspective
+ INFO
New jobs
+ INFO
+ INFO
Nobile class
The charitable class
The life of the lords
+ INFO
+ INFO
Nursery and children
Up and down the stairs
An ad of the time for the search for a cook:
+ INFO
+ INFO
Even the servants themselves were divided by order of importance, having different duties and salaries. This is based on the importance of the task and the quality of the manpower provided.
Annual wages: 1870
+ INFO
Upstairs, downstairs.
A series of the 70s that shows life in noble houses. Both from the point of view of the owners and servants.
02
work and rights
VS
Women’s bodies and education
Women rights
Women as property of the husband
Purity and reputation
+ INFO
+ INFO
women rights
Laws on divorce
The laws on prostitution
The situation of prostitutes - with an act that weighed on all women in general - worsened after the "First Act for the prevention of contagious diseases", in 1864.
In the 19th century, major changes occurred in the situation of women, especially in divorce and legal status.
+ INFO
+ INFO
03
the woman of the candle
Florence nightingale
In 1850 she stayed for a time in Kaiserswerth near Düsseldorf, a hospital founded by Theodor Fliedner and run by a group of Lutheran deacons. In 1851 for a period of training and to prepare the publication of a report published anonymously: "The Institution of Kaiserswerth" on the Rhine, for the Practical Training of Deaconesses.
Introduction
She is considered the founder of modern nursing care, as she was the first to apply the scientific method through the use of statistics.
As early as December 1844 she became the main propagandist for improved medical care in workhouses
+ INFO
+ INFO
nightingale's studies and crimea's war
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet
+ INFO
From 22 August 1853 to 18 October 1854, Nightingale was superintendent of the Institute for the Care of Sick Gentlewomen in London.
Crimeas war
Conditions of military camps:
+ INFO
Mortality before the Nightingale method
43%
Mortality after the Nightingale method
2%
During the Crimean War, Florence Nightingale received the nickname "The lady with the lamp", derived from an article in The Times praising her selflessness: "When all the medical officers have retired for the night (...) she may be observed alone, with a little lamp in her hand, making her solitary rounds". Popularized by Longfellow’s Poem Santa Filomena of 1857:"Lo! in that hour of misery/A lady with a lamp see/Step through the sparkling darkness/E fly from room to room"
The Nightingale Training School
+ INFO
Wedge diagram:
Statistic
Introduced data collection to obtain statistics
The following decades
+ INFO
She devoted herself to critical observation and consulting for British health.
References
Sitography:
Web links
Note's of nursing
THANK you for attention
Caracciolo Claudia 5ASUL
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Integer odio turpis, varius vitae tempor vel, venenatis vel lectus.