…Victorian women. While the houses, streets, and many of the gadgets we use today were just earlier versions of what we have today (pianos, carpet sweepers, sewing machines), the main difference was the place of women in society.
A woman’s place was in the home.
There were of course, independent women with original thoughts, and the expression of that varied with region and country. The Victoria Era spanned 64 years, so it would be wrong to lump everyone as having one same lifestyle. As the era closed, attitudes would shift drastically towards reform in laws pertaining to women, but in general throughout the time, society made life much easier for women if they accepted that a woman’s place was in the home.
Queen Victoria herself changed through the years.
(Photo: Newlyweds Victoria and Albert in 1841)