Victorian era Essay | Essay

This student essay consists of approximately 6 pages of analysis of Victorian Men and Women's Fears of Educating Women.

Victorian era Essay | Essay

This student essay consists of approximately 6 pages of analysis of Victorian Men and Women's Fears of Educating Women.
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Victorian Men and Women's Fears of Educating Women

Summary: Victorian fears of educating women were realized, they might not have all been proven or falsified but they were certainly legitimate fears believed by many. Whether they were fears instilled by men or women they were mostly fears of either the outcome of women's education for men and women or the lack of outcomes for women through education.
Victorian fears of educating women were addressed in Martha Vicinus' novel, Independent Women. However I think that one very important issue not discussed in by Vicinus was the joint and separate fears of men and women of educating women. I also think that these fears were not realized entirely in her book and during the Victorian period. In order to determine if their fears were realized we need to look at the individual fears and also apply whose fears they were. I will examine the three view points that I think had the greatest fears and realizations of educating women; men and women together, then men and women's separate fears.

After reading Vicinus' book and attending lectures I realized that many Victorian fears of educating women were simply absurd. However they were widely believed by both men and women. While this might have been the result of a...

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