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Scholarly discussions of Victorian women's sexual promiscuity was embodied in legislation (Contagious Diseases Acts) and medical discourse and institutions (London Lock Hospital and Asylum). [7] The rights and privileges of Victorian women were limited, and both single and married women had to live with heterogeneous hardships and disadvantages.
Pages in category "English-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 3,366 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Topics about Feminine surnames in general should be placed in relevant topic categories. This is a container category . Due to its scope, it should contain only subcategories .
-in (Dutch, German) suffix attached to old Germanic female surnames (e.g. female surname "Mayerin", the wife of "Mayer") [22]-ing, ink (Anglo-Saxon, Dutch, German) "descendant" [citation needed]-ino (a common suffix for male Latino and Italian names) [citation needed]-ipa (Abkhazian) "son of" [citation needed]-ipha (Abkhazian) "girl of ...
Pages in category "Surnames of Old English origin" The following 82 pages are in this category, out of 82 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
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.
Many native English (Anglo-Saxon) names fell into disuse in the later Middle Ages, but experienced a revival in the Victorian era; some of these are Edward, Edwin, Edmund, Edgar, Alfred, Oswald and Harold for males; the female names Mildred and Gertrude also continue to be used in present day, Audrey continues the Anglo-Norman (French) form of ...
This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources. Find sources: "List of peerages inherited by women" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (January 2011) In the peerages of the British Isles, most titles have traditionally been created for ...