Victorian Era

After researching many characteristics about the Victorian Era I a lot about the different roles of women and also of the different social classes. Back in the Victorian Era, the "accepted" career for women was marriage. Men even kept mistresses when they were married but their wives were expected to be faithful and if they were not and it was made public, she would be cut by society. But whether married or single all women in the Victorian age were expected to be certain things: weak and helpless. Women were used to create a large family with a smooth sailing atmosphere so that the man would not be bothered about other issues.
The social classes of women were very distinctive in this era. Wealthy women spent their time writing letters, hosting guests, sewing, and dressing as her husband's social representative. These women were dressed to show of the family's wealth. The poor women had a very different life. They usually ate the left overs from the wealth households and if the worked in the mill they could only afford things such tainted bread and old vegetables. Needless to say, this was a very hard era for women.