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  2. Women in the Victorian era - Wikipedia

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    Throughout the Victorian era, respectable employment for women from solidly middle-class families were largely restricted to work as a schoolteacher or governess. Once telephone usage became widespread, work as a telephone operator became a respectable job for middle-class women needing employment.

  3. 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.

  4. Society and culture of the Victorian era - Wikipedia

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    Victorian era photograph of women doing laundry taken by Oscar Rejoinder. An early photographer who recreated scenes in his studio based on activities he saw on the streets of London. The emerging middle-class norm for women was separate spheres , whereby women avoid the public sphere – the domain of politics, paid work, commerce, and public ...

  5. Category:Women of the Victorian era - Wikipedia

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    The category is for women of significance in the Victorian era of British history, from 1837–1901.It is a subcategry of People of the Victorian era, and should only contain women active in Britain or in the British Empire.

  6. Victorian dress reform - Wikipedia

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    Victorian dress reform was an objective of the Victorian dress reform movement (also known as the rational dress movement) of the middle and late Victorian era, led by various reformers who proposed, designed, and wore clothing considered more practical and comfortable than the fashions of the time.

  7. History of removal of leg and underarm hair in the United States

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    The removal of armpit and leg hair by American women became a new practice in the early 20th century due to a confluence of multiple factors. One cultural change was the definition of femininity. In the Victorian era, it was based on moral character. This shifted in the early 1920s when the new feminine idea became based on the body. [4]

  8. New Woman - Wikipedia

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    The New Woman placed great importance on her sexual autonomy, but that was difficult to put into practice as society still voiced loud disapproval of any sign of female licentiousness. For women in the Victorian era, any sexual activity outside of marriage was judged to be immoral. Divorce law changes during the late 19th century gave rise to a ...

  9. Victorian cuisine - Wikipedia

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    Victorian kitchen display at Lulworth Castle Victorian Dining Room, Waddesdon Manor. Many Victorian meals were served at home as a family, prepared by cooks and servants who had studied French and Italian cookbooks. Middle and upper class breakfasts typically consisted of porridge, eggs, fish and bacon. They were eaten together as a family.

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