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  2. Women in the Victorian era - Wikipedia

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    The Early Feminists: Radical Unitarians and the Emergence of the Women’s Rights Movement, 1831–51 (Palgrave Macmillan UK, 1995). Gorham, Deborah. The Victorian girl and the feminine ideal (Routledge, 2012). Hawkins, Sue. Nursing and women's labour in the nineteenth century: the quest for independence (Routledge, 2010). Kent, Christopher.

  3. The Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine - Wikipedia

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    The magazine was considered an essential tool for any Victorian woman looking to fit into society and keep up with the times, especially in terms of fashion. Beeton later published other journals, some specifically on Victorian fashion. Le Moniteur de la Mode and The Queen appeared in 1861. They emphasized what was already featured in the EDM. [13]

  4. BBC historic farm series - Wikipedia

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    The Victorian Flower Garden, 1991. The Wartime Kitchen and Garden, 1993. Harry's Big Adventure, 1994. The Sweet Makers at Blists Hill Victorian Town, Shrophire, 3 episodes and a Christmas special (2017). [13] Victorian Slum House in the East End of London, 5 episodes (2016) - London slum life during Victorian era.

  5. Gaiety Girls - Wikipedia

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    An American newspaper reviewing A Gaiety Girl in 1894 explained the importance of the Gaiety Girls: "The piece is a mixture of pretty girls, English humor, singing, dancing and bathing machines and dresses of the English fashion. The dancing is a special feature of the performance, English burlesques giving much more attention to that feature ...

  6. Dame school - Wikipedia

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    Dame schools did not form a network; instead, they were independently run by women in their own local areas. Many of these teachers were either impoverished middle class widows or older unmarried women, or young, unmarried women who needed additional income. A few dame schools were taught by men. [7] Examples of hornbooks.

  7. Victorian fashion - Wikipedia

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    The women's shoes of the early Victorian period were narrow and heelless, in black or white satin. By 1850s and 1860s, they were slightly broader with a low heel and made of leather or cloth. Ankle-length laced or buttoned boots were also popular. From the 1870s to the twentieth century, heels grew higher and toes more pointed.

  8. Isabella Beeton - Wikipedia

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    [35] [36] [37] Suzanne Daly and Ross G. Forman, in their examination of Victorian cooking culture, consider that the plagiarism makes it "an important index of mid-Victorian and middle-class society" because the production of the text from its own readers ensures that it is a reflection of what was actually being cooked and eaten at the time. [38]

  9. The 1900 House - Wikipedia

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    The 1900 House in question is 50 Elliscombe Road, Charlton, South-East LondonAn 1890s-built two-storey terraced house with a drawing room, a dining room, a kitchen, a scullery, a bathroom, three bedrooms (there were actually four, but one was used as a safety room with a telephone) and an outside loo.