Sarah Ellis y la importancia de la educación de las jóvenes inglesas en la época victoriana

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  • Mariela Rayes Universidad Nacional del Sur

Keywords:

Gender, Education, Victorianism

Abstract

Together with the spread of the new evangelical movements that emerged in England in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century, a period of redefinition of social and family ties began. Thus, gender relationships were also regulated within the framework of these reformist doctrines.

Here we analyze the book titled “The Daughters of England: their position in society, character and responsibilities” by Sarah Ellis. Written in 1842, it is part of a series of texts by the same author sharing a common target: women.

With a clear prescriptive profile, this handbook of conduct addressed to young ladies, describes and regulates the characteristics expected of females and the tasks to be fulfilled in terms of their social role.

Using friendly and familiar language, the author aims to generate some reflection on readers in order to defend an alleged complementarity between the sexes, which restricts women’s activities to the domestic sphere.

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How to Cite

Rayes, M. (2019). Sarah Ellis y la importancia de la educación de las jóvenes inglesas en la época victoriana. Cuadernos Del Sur Historia, (43/44), 183–199. Retrieved from https://ojs.uns.edu.ar/csh/article/view/1471

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