240 Pages
by
Routledge
240 Pages
by
Routledge
240 Pages
by
Routledge
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In Victorian England, the perception of girlhood arose not in isolation, but as one manifestation of the prevailing conception of femininity. Examining the assumptions that underlay the education and upbringing of middle-class girls, this book is also a study of the learning of gender roles in theory and reality. It was originally published in 1982.
The first two sections examine the image of... Read more
Preface Part 1 1. Women and Girls in the Middle-class Family: Images and Reality 2. The Victorian Middle-class Girl: An Overview 3. ‘Sunbeams’ and ‘Hoydens’: Images of Girlhood in the Victorian Period Part 2 4. Victorian Advice about the Management of Female Childhood 5. A Healthy Mind in a Healthy Body: Victorian Advice about the Management of Female Puberty 6. The Proper Young Lady: Victorian Advice about Correct Female Behaviour in Adolescence Part 3 7. Early: Victorian Girlhood Experience 8. Mid-Victorian Girlhood Experience 9. Late-Victorian Epilogue. Conclusion
Biography
Deborah Gorham (Author)
