Medical Education for Women During the Nineteenth Century
Overview
Elizabeth Blackwell, who earned a medical degree in 1849, was a pioneer in the struggle to open the medical profession to women. Beca...
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Nineteenth-Century Views of the Female Body and Their Impact on Women in Society
Overview
The nineteenth-century "woman question" was the theme of endless books by male physicians, scien...
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Women in the 19th Century: an Overview
Introduction
Representative Works
Primary Sources
Overviews
Early Feminists
Representations of Women in Literature and Art in the 19th Century
Further Reading
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The Victorian era established strict guidelines and definitions for the ladies and gentleman. Noble birth typically defined one as a "lady" or a "gentleman," but for women in this time period, soc...
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1) What were the customs regarding marriage, divorce and ownership of property"
There were many kind of customs regarding marriage in the Victorian times. The most well known ones included the foll...
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According to Suffer and Be Still by Martha Vicinus, early ideas about science and sexuality greatly influenced a Victorian woman's life. A Victorian woman not only had to worry about being everything...
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Medical Education for Women During the Nineteenth Century
Women in the 19th Century
