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Victorian Age1837-1901
Queen Victoria Took throne in 1837 at age of 18 Queen for 64 years Called Empress of India Married Prince Albert from Germany
• Her first cousin• Married in 1840
Raised 9 children
Queen Victoria Forced to accept a new, virtually
powerless monarchy Privately attempted to influence
government policy and ministerial appointments
British empire reached height of wealth and power under Queen Victoria
Identified with strict moral standards
Society Increased social mobility Deeply religious
• used the Bible as foundation of moral behavior
• Bible taken as literal truth
Victorian Values Strict code of etiquette Duty Thrift Honesty Hard work Respectability
Manners Proper Gentleman
• Never speaks to a lady unless she speaks first
• Lets a lady walk along the wall
• Precedes a lady walking upstairs and follows one going down
• Never smokes in a lady’s presence
Proper Lady• Never walks alone or
unchaperoned if unmarried and under 30
• Doesn’t go alone to make a social call on a man
• Never dances more than 3 dances with the same partner
• Never wears pearls or diamonds in the morning
Roles of Women Cult of domesticity- idealization of
women and the home Spent time raising children, directing
servants, doing religious or charitable service
Roles of Women Seen as tender,
self-sacrificing caregiver
Provided nest for children and peaceful refuge for husband
Lower class women were expected to do the same
Classes Upper class didn’t work
• Inherited land and investments Upper middle class
• Business people and professionals- doctors, scientists
Lower middle class• Teachers and office workers
Working class• Factory and mine workers, tenant farmers
Upper Class
Middle Class Enjoyed wide range of
material goods• Lower middle class
struggled to keep up with their “betters”
Men performed “white-collar” work
Growing middle class Pushed their way up
the ladder Paid monthly or
annually
Lower Class Men and women
performed physical labor
Women worked in garment factories or as domestic servants
Paid daily or weekly wages
Victorian Age Time of industrial, cultural, political,
scientific, and military change Time of great expansion in British
empire Became notorious for child labor Queen Victoria known for strict
values and they spread to commoners