"The Awakening of the Angels": Women's Education in the Victorian Era
Keywords:
Victorian Period; Female Education; Change.Abstract
Victorian England underwent drastic social changes, among which the progress of female education was one of the most representative achievements. At that time, on the one hand, the rapid development of the industrial revolution and the gradual completion of the democratic reform created a relatively free social atmosphere for the reform of women's education; on the other hand, the overall reality of the country's male and female population and the spread of liberal ideas further created favorable conditions for the development of women's education. As a result of this combination of factors, the professional norms for female teachers have gradually been systematized, public primary education for women has been popularized, the system of secondary and higher education has been improved, and the practicality of education has been strengthened. Eventually, based on the introduction of a series of government measures on female education, the overall literacy rate of women has increased rapidly, and there has been a major shift in individual consciousness and an expansion of social contributions. However, due to the constraints of the times, changes in women's education are still influenced by the traditional concepts of men and women, and are being obstructed by political conservatives; they have not yet freed themselves from patriarchal interference, and are still some way from realizing true equality between men and women in education.
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