Femininity under construction: traditional femininity and the new woman in Victorian fiction

The Victorian period was an incredibly volatile time for the issues of women and work. The population imbalance between men and women meant that many middle-class women would not be able to marry and instead were forced to rely on work for financial support. This paper explores the entry of middle-c...

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Main Author: Wakeling, Christina
Other Authors: Young, Arlene (English, Film, and Theatre)
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1993/4840