The Victorian Girl and the Feminine Ideal

241 Pages·1982·29.219 MB·English

by  Deborah Gorham

ROUTLEDGE LIBRARY EDITIONS:

WOMEN’S HISTORY

THE VICTORIAN GIRL AND THE

FEMININE IDEAL

THE VICTORIAN GIRL AND THE

FEMININE IDEAL

DEBORAH GORHAM
Volume 19
First published in 1982
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The

VICTORIAN GIRL

andt heF emininIed eal
Deborah Gorham
Copyright © 1982 by Deborah Gorham
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Gorham, Deborah.
The Victorian girl and the feminine ideal.
1. Women - England - History -- 19th century. 2. Women
— England Biography. 3. Girls - England - History- 19th
century. 4. Mothers and daughters - England History ­
19th century. 5. Family- England — History 19th
century. 6. Middle classes- England History 19th
century. I. Title.
HQ1599.E5G67 305.420942 82-47944
ISBN 0-253-36258-X AACR2
CONTENTS
Preface
Acknogwelmneetds
ParOt ne
1.W omeann Gdi rilnts h Mei dldec-lsaF samilIyma:g easn d

Re(cid:1560)tiy 3

2.T heV ictoMriidladen-s csGl i:ar lAOnv erview 15

3.' u Snbe'aa mns'doH yde:In msa'geosfG ihroloidnt he

VictoPreriiaond 37

ParTtwo
4.V i ctoArdviiacaneb otuhtMe a angemoefnF te amle

Chdihlood 65

5.A HealMtihnyid na H ealBtohdyVy i:c toArdivainc e

abotuhtMe a angemeonft mFaelPeu berty 85

6.T heP ropYeoru nLga d:Vy ictorAidavnia cbeo Cuotr rect

FeamlBee ahvioinuA rd olescence 101

ParTth ree
7.E arVliyc-toGriihraolnoE dx perience 125

8.M i -dVictoGriiralnhE oxopde rience 153

9.L atVei-ocrtiEapni logue 187

Concilouns 209

Bilbiroagphy 211

Index 221

Form ym ohter