Viktoriya davridagi ayollar - Women in the Victorian era

Viktoriya davri
1837–1901
Qirolicha Viktoriya Bassano.jpg tomonidan
OldingiRegensiya davri
Dan so'ngEdvard davri
Monarx (lar)Qirolicha Viktoriya

The ayollarning holati ichida Viktoriya davri ko'pincha Birlashgan Qirollikning milliy qudrati va boyligi va shu paytgacha va hozirda ko'pchilik uning dahshatli ijtimoiy sharoitlarini ko'rib chiqayotgan narsalar o'rtasidagi ajoyib tafovutning tasviri sifatida ko'rilgan. Britaniyalik monarx hukmronligi davrida ramziy ma'noga ega bo'lgan davrda Qirolicha Viktoriya, ayollar ovoz berish, da'vo qilish yoki mulkka egalik qilish huquqiga ega emas edilar. Shu bilan birga, ayollar haq to'lanadigan ishchi kuchida quyidagilarga rioya qilgan holda ko'payib borishda qatnashdilar Sanoat inqilobi. Feminizm g'oyalari ma'lumotli o'rta sinflar orasida tarqaldi, kamsituvchi qonunlar bekor qilindi va ayollarning saylov huquqi Viktoriya davrining so'nggi yillarida harakat tezlashdi.

Viktoriya davrida ayollar, hech bo'lmaganda, o'rta sinflar tomonidan, ularga tegishli deb qarashgan ichki soha va bu stereotip ulardan erlarini toza uy bilan ta'minlashni, dasturxonga ovqat qo'yishni va bolalarini tarbiyalashni talab qildi. Bu davrda ayollar huquqlari nihoyatda cheklangan bo'lib, ular ish haqiga, er mulkidan tashqari barcha jismoniy mulklariga va bir marta turmush qurganlarida hosil bo'lgan boshqa pullarga egalik huquqidan mahrum bo'lishdi.[1] Viktoriya erkak va ayollari turmush qurganlarida, ayolning huquqlari qonuniy ravishda uning turmush o'rtog'iga berilgan edi. Qonunga binoan, er-xotin erning vakili bo'lgan yagona shaxsga aylanib, uni barcha mol-mulk, daromad va pulni boshqarish huquqiga topshirdi. Viktoriya ayollari erlariga pul va moddiy boyliklarni yo'qotishdan tashqari, erlariga mulk bo'lib, ularga tanasi ishlab chiqargan narsalarga: bolalarga, jinsiy va uy mehnatiga huquq berdilar.[2] Nikoh ayolning eri bilan jinsiy aloqada bo'lishga rozilik berish huquqini bekor qildi va unga tanasi ustidan "egalik" huquqini berdi. Shuning uchun ularning o'zaro nikoh roziligi erini xohlaganicha berish uchun shartnoma bo'ldi[3] zamonaviy feministik qarashga ko'ra.

Viktoriya ayollarining huquqlari va imtiyozlari cheklangan bo'lib, turmush qurmagan va turmush qurgan ayollar ham qiyinchilik va kamchiliklar bilan yashashlari kerak edi. Viktoriya ayollari moddiy va jinsiy jihatdan noqulay ahvolda edilar, ularning nikohlari va jamiyatdagi tengsizliklar davom etdi. Ushbu davrda erkaklar va ayollar huquqlari o'rtasida keskin farqlar bo'lgan; erkaklarga ko'proq barqarorlik, moddiy ahvol va uylari va ayollari ustidan hokimiyat berildi. Viktoriya ayollari uchun nikoh shartnomalari bo'ldi[4] Viktoriya davrida bu juda qiyin edi, agar iloji bo'lmasa. Xotin-qizlar huquqlarini himoya qilish guruhlari tenglik uchun kurashdilar va vaqt o'tishi bilan huquq va imtiyozlarga erishish yo'lida muvaffaqiyatlarga erishdilar; ammo, ko'plab Viktoriya ayollari erining nazorati va hatto shafqatsizlikka, shu jumladan jinsiy zo'ravonlik, og'zaki haqorat va iqtisodiy mahrumlikka dosh berdilar,[5] chiqish imkonisiz. Erlar boshqa ayollar bilan ishlarda qatnashgan bo'lsa-da, xotinlar xiyonatga bardosh berdilar, chunki ular bu asosda ajrashish huquqiga ega emas edilar va ajralish ijtimoiy taqiq deb hisoblanardi.[6]

"Uydagi farishta"

Viktoriya davriga kelib, "pater familias ", demak, er oilaning boshlig'i va oilasining axloqiy etakchisi sifatida Angliya madaniyatida mustahkam o'rnashgan. Xotinning munosib roli erini sevish, hurmat qilish va unga bo'ysunish edi, chunki u nikohda va'da qilganidek. Xotinning oiladagi o'rni ierarxiya eri uchun ikkinchi darajali edi, ammo ahamiyatsiz deb hisoblanmaslikdan tashqari, ayolning eriga moyil bo'lish va bolalarini to'g'ri tarbiyalash viktorianlar tomonidan ijtimoiy barqarorlikning hal qiluvchi asoslari deb hisoblangan.[7]

Viktoriya madaniyatida ideal xotinlarning vakolatxonalari juda ko'p bo'lib, ayollarga ularning o'rnak modellarini taqdim etdi. Tinimsiz sabr-toqatli, fidoyi xotinning Viktoriya davri idealida tasvirlangan Uydagi farishta, tomonidan mashhur she'r Koventri Patmor, 1854 yilda nashr etilgan:

Inson rozi bo'lishi kerak; lekin uni rozi qilish uchun
Ayolning zavqi; ko'rfazdan pastga
Ta'ziya qilingan ehtiyojlaridan
U qo'lidan kelganicha harakat qiladi, o'zini o'zi silkitadi ...

U charchamaydigan muhabbat bilan sevadi;
Va voy, u yolg'iz sevadi,
Ehtirosli burch orqali sevgi buloqlari balandroq,

Tosh atrofida dumaloq o'sib borayotganda.[8]

Virjiniya Vulf farishtani quyidagicha ta'riflagan:

nihoyatda xayrixoh, nihoyatda maftunkor, mutlaqo fidoyi. U oilaviy hayotning qiyin san'atlarida ustun edi. U har kuni o'zini qurbon qildi ... qisqasi, u shunday tuzilganki, u hech qachon aqlga ega bo'lmagan, lekin doim boshqalarning ongi va istaklariga hamdard bo'lishni afzal ko'rgan. Hammasidan ham ... u pok edi. Uning pokligi uning asosiy go'zalligi bo'lishi kerak edi.[9]

Viktoriya davridan odamning uydagi roli va turmushida aniq ko'rsatma beradigan ko'plab nashrlar mavjud. "Uyni baxtli qilish yuki, aksincha, imtiyoz - xotinning o'zi emas. Xo'jayin va xo'jayindan talab qilinadigan bir narsa bor, agar u o'z vazifasini bajara olmasa, maishiy baxtsizlikka ergashishi kerak" (1883 yilda nashr etilgan. Bizning odob-axloqimiz va ijtimoiy urf-odatlarimiz Dafne Deyl tomonidan) o'sha davrning ko'plab nashrlarida keng tarqalgan edi.[10]

O'sha davrning adabiy tanqidchilari ayollarga xos noziklik, sezgirlik, xushyoqish va o'tkir kuzatuvchanlik fazilatlari roman yozuvchilariga uy, oila va muhabbat haqidagi hikoyalar to'g'risida yuqori darajadagi tushuncha berishini taklif qilishdi. Bu ularning ishlarini ko'plab jurnallarda paydo bo'lgan romanlar va seriyali versiyalarni sotib olgan o'rta sinf ayollari uchun juda jozibador qildi. Biroq, bir nechta dastlabki feministlar uydan tashqarida bo'lgan intilishlarni chaqirishdi. Asr oxiriga kelib, "yangi ayol" velosipedda yurar, gulzor kiyib, arizalarga imzo chekar, butunjahon missiyasi faoliyatini qo'llab-quvvatlab, ovoz berish haqida gaplashar edi.[11] 20-asr feministlari "Uy farishtasi" mavzusiga dushmanona munosabatda bo'lishdi, chunki ular odatdagidek o'zlarining intilishlarini to'xtatib turishini his qilishdi. Virjiniya Vulf qat'iy edi. 1941 yilda Xotin-qizlar xizmatiga bag'ishlangan ma'ruzada u "uydagi farishtani o'ldirish ayol yozuvchining mashg'ulotining bir qismi edi".[12]

"Uy xo'jaligi generali"

"Uy xo'jaligi generali" - bu atama 1861 yilda paydo bo'lgan Izabella Beeton uning nufuzli qo'llanmasida Missis Betonning Uy xo'jaligini boshqarish kitobi. Bu erda u uy bekasini armiya qo'mondoni yoki korxona rahbari bilan taqqoslash mumkinligini tushuntirdi. Hurmatli xonadonni boshqarish va oilasining baxt-saodati, farovonligi va farovonligini ta'minlash uchun u o'z vazifalarini oqilona va puxta bajarishi kerak. Masalan, u o'z xizmatkorlarini tartibga solishi, topshirishi va ko'rsatmasi bo'lishi kerak edi, bu oson ish emas edi, chunki ularning aksariyati ishonchli emas edi. Izabella Beetonning o'rta-o'rta sinf o'quvchilari, shuningdek, uy bekasi tomonidan nazoratni talab qiladigan xodimlar tarkibiga ega bo'lgan "uydagilar" ni juda ko'p to'ldirgan bo'lishi mumkin. Beeton o'quvchilariga sarf-xarajatlarni kuzatib borish uchun "uy-joylarni hisobga olish kitobi" ni yuritishni maslahat beradi. U har kuni yozuvlarni va oylik qoldiqni tekshirishni tavsiya qiladi. Uy bekasi xizmatchilarning ish haqini kuzatishdan tashqari, qassoblar va novvoylar kabi savdogarlarga to'lovlarni kuzatib borgan. Agar uy xo'jayinini yollash uchun mablag 'bo'lsa, uning vazifalariga uy xo'jalik hisobini yuritish kirgan bo'lsa, Beeton o'quvchilarga uy bekalarining hisob-kitoblarini muntazam ravishda tekshirib turishini maslahat berib, hech narsa noto'g'ri ekanligiga ishonch hosil qiladi.[13]

Beeton uy xizmatchisining rollari jadvalini va ularning yillik yillik ish haqi jadvalini taqdim etdi ("topilgan jigar "ish beruvchining ovqatlanish va ish formasini ta'minlaganligini anglatar edi). Viktoriya xizmatchilarining ko'pligi va ularning vazifalari logistika masalalarida ekspertiza nima uchun uy bekasiga foyda keltirishi aniqligini ko'rsatmoqda. Beeton ushbu jadvaldagi xizmatchilarning to'liq ro'yxati "boy zodagon" ning uyida kutish kerak; uning o'quvchilariga xodimlar sonini o'zgartirish va maoshni uyning mavjud byudjetiga qarab to'lash va xizmatkorning tajribasi kabi boshqa omillar buyurilgan:[13]

Xizmatkorning mavqei
(Erkaklar uyidagilar)
Jigarda topilmagandaJigarda topilganda
Uy boshqaruvchisi£10–£80
Valet£25–£50£20–£30
Butler£25–£50
Kuk£20–£50
Bog'bon£10–£30
Footman£20–£60£15–£25
Butler ostida£15–£30£15–£25
Murabbiy£20–£35
Kuyov£15–£30£12–£25
Footman ostida£2–£20
Sahifa yoki Footboy£8–£18£6–£14
Stableboy£6–£12
Xizmatkorning mavqei
(Ayol xonadoni)
Qo'shimcha hech narsa bo'lmasa
nafaqa uchun qilingan
choy, shakar va pivo
Qachon qo'shimcha
nafaqa uchun qilingan
choy, shakar va pivo
Uy bekasi£20–£45£18–£40
Xizmatkor ayol£12–£25£10–£20
Bosh hamshira£15–£30£13–£26
Kuk£11–£30£12–£26
Yuqori uy xizmatchisi£12–£20£10–£17
Yuqori kir yuvish xizmatchisi£12–£18£10–£15
Hamma xizmatchi£9–£147 funt sterling - 11 funt
Uy bekasi ostida£8–£126 funt sterling - 10 funt
Hali ham xizmat ko'rsatadigan xizmatkor£9–£14£8–£13
Hamshira£8–£12£5–£10
Kir yuvish xizmatchisi ostida£9–£11£8–£12
Oshxona xizmatkori£9–£14£8–£12
Xizmatkor ayol£5–£9£4–£8

"Uy xo'jaligi generali" ziyofatlar va ziyofatlar uyushtirishi kutilgan edi obro'-e'tibor eriga, shuningdek, tarmoqqa ulanish imkoniyatini yaratdi. Beeton kechki ovqatlarni va koptoklarni o'tkazishga tayyorgarlik ko'rishda xizmatkorlarni nazorat qilish bo'yicha batafsil batafsil ko'rsatmalar beradi. Rasmiy taklifnomalarni yuborish va qabul qilishda kuzatilishi kerak bo'lgan odob-axloq qoidalari, shuningdek tadbirlarning o'zida kuzatiladigan odob-axloq qoidalari berilgan. Uyning bekasi ham eng yosh bolalarning ta'limini nazorat qilishda muhim rol o'ynagan. Beeton ayolning o'rni uyda ekanligini va uning uy vazifalari birinchi o'rinda turishini aniq ko'rsatib beradi. Shaxs sifatida ijtimoiy faoliyat uy xo'jaliklarini boshqarish va erining hamrohi sifatida ijtimoiylashishdan kamroq ahamiyatga ega edi. Ular qat'iy cheklangan bo'lishi kerak edi:

Tushlikdan so'ng, ertalab qo'ng'iroqlar va tashriflar amalga oshirilishi va qabul qilinishi mumkin .... Tantanaga tashrif buyurish yoki xushmuomalalik ... do'stingizning uyida ovqatlangandan keyin yoki to'p, piknik yoki boshqa biron bir ziyofatdan keyin bir xil talab qilinadi. Ushbu tashriflar qisqa bo'lishi kerak, o'n besh dan yigirma daqiqagacha bo'lgan vaqt etarli. Tashrif buyurgan xonim boa yoki ro'molini echib olishi mumkin; lekin na sharf va na kapot ....[13]

Viktoriya davrida uyni saqlash va ideal xotinning vazifalari bo'yicha maslahat kitoblari juda ko'p bo'lgan va o'rta sinf orasida yaxshi sotilgan. Missis Betonnikidan tashqari Uy xo'jaligini boshqarish kitobi, bor edi Kichkintoylar hamshirasi va yosh bolalarni boshqarish (1866) va Amaliy uy ishlari; yoki uydagi ayolning vazifalari (1867) tomonidan Frederik Pedli xonim va Oshxonadan Garretgacha tomonidan Jeyn Ellen Panton, o'n yil ichida 11 nashrdan o'tgan. Sherli Forster Merfi shifokor va tibbiyot yozuvchisi, ta'sirchan deb yozgan Bizning uylarimiz va ularni qanday qilib sog'lom qilish kerak (1883), u xizmat qilmasdan oldin Londonning bosh tibbiyot xodimi 1890-yillarda.[14]

Ishchilar sinfining ichki hayoti

Mehnatkashlar oilasi uchun ichki hayot unchalik qulay bo'lmagan. Viktoriya davrida eng kam uy-joy sharoitlari uchun huquqiy me'yorlar yangi tushuncha edi va ishchi sinf rafiqasi o'z oilasini imkon qadar toza, iliq va quruq saqlash uchun mas'ul edi, ular ko'pincha tom ma'noda atrofida aylanib yurishgan. Londonda ishchilar sinflari yashaydigan uyqusiz joylarda odamlarning haddan tashqari ko'payishi keng tarqalgan edi. (Qarang Londonda odamlar hayoti va mehnati.) Bitta xonada yashovchi oilalar odatiy bo'lmagan. Eng yomon hududlarda, masalan, 10 kishilik uyga 90 kishi tiqilib qolganligi yoki bitta xonada 12 kishi yashaganligi (7 fut 3 dyuym 14 fut) kabi misollar bo'lgan.[15] Ijara haqlari juda katta edi; Londondagi ishchilar oilalarining 85 foizi daromadlarining kamida beshdan bir qismini ijara uchun sarflagan, 50 foizi daromadlarining chorakdan yarmiga qadar ijara haqi to'lagan. Mahalla kambag'al bo'lsa, ijara haqi shunchalik yuqori bo'ladi. Ijaraga olish Qadimgi Nikol yaqin hudud Xakni kub metr uchun mayda ko'chalar va maydonlardagi ijara haqidan besh-o'n bir baravar yuqori bo'lgan Londonning G'arbiy oxiri. Kambag'al uylarning egalari orasida yuqori sinflarning uzoq vaqtdan beri vafot etgan a'zolari uchun tengdoshlari, cherkov a'zolari va investitsiya trestlari bo'lgan.[16]

Xizmat qilmaydigan ayollar uchun uy ishlari juda ko'p yuvish va tozalashni anglatardi. Pechkalardan (va fabrikalardan) chiqadigan ko'mir kukunlari Viktoriya ayolining uy ishlarini olib borishiga sabab bo'ldi. Shamol va tuman olib yurgan, derazalar, kiyim-kechak, mebel va gilamchalar bilan qoplangan. Kiyim va choyshablarni yuvish odatda haftada bir kun, katta sink yoki mis vannada qo'l bilan ishqalab bajariladi. Bir oz suv isitilib, yuviniladigan idishga qo'shiladi va ehtimol suvni yumshatish uchun bir hovuch soda.[17] Pardalar tushirilib, har ikki haftada yuvilar edi; ular ko'pincha ko'mir tutunidan shunchalik qorayishganki, yuvinishdan oldin ularni sho'r suvga botirish kerak edi. Uyning old eshiklarini har kuni ertalab tozalash ham hurmatga sazovor bo'lish uchun muhim ish edi.[18]

Ajralish va qonuniy kamsitish

Oiladagi zo'ravonlik va suiiste'mol

Qonun erkaklarni shaxs sifatida ko'rib chiqdi va ayollarning huquqlarini avtonom shaxslar sifatida qonuniy tan olish sekin jarayon bo'lib, 20-asrga qadar to'liq amalga oshirilmas edi (Kanadada ayollar "Shaxslar ishi" orqali qonuniy tan olinishga erishdilar, Edvards - Kanada (Bosh prokuror) 1929 yilda). Ayollar, hatto ajralishdan keyin ham, nikohda bo'lgan mulkka bo'lgan huquqlarini yo'qotdilar; er xotin tomonidan ishlab chiqarilgan har qanday daromad ustidan to'liq huquqiy nazoratni amalga oshirgan; ayollarga bank hisob raqamlarini ochish taqiqlangan; va turmush qurgan ayollar erining qonuniy roziligisiz shartnoma tuza olmadilar. Ushbu mulkiy cheklovlar, ayolning muvaffaqiyatsiz nikohni tark etishini yoki eri uning nomidan buni amalga oshirishga qodir bo'lmagan yoki xohlamagan taqdirda, uning moliyaviy holatini nazorat qilishni qiyinlashtirdi yoki imkonsiz qildi.

19-asr davom etar ekan, xotinlarga nisbatan oiladagi zo'ravonlik ijtimoiy va huquqiy islohotchilar tomonidan tobora ko'proq e'tibor qaratildi. Sudanda hayvonlarga nisbatan shafqatsizlik to'g'risidagi birinchi qonun 1824 yilda qabul qilingan, ammo 1853 yilgacha ayollarga oilaviy zo'ravonlikdan huquqiy himoya berilmagan. Ayollar va bolalarga nisbatan og'ir tajovuzlarni yaxshiroq oldini olish va jazolash to'g'risidagi qonun. Hatto ushbu qonun ham erkak tomonidan o'z xotiniga va bolalariga nisbatan zo'ravonlikni to'g'ridan-to'g'ri taqiqlamagan; ruxsat etilgan kuch miqdoriga qonuniy chegaralar qo'ydi.[19]

Yana bir muammo, erlari tomonidan kaltaklangan ayollarni o'zlari uchun mavjud bo'lgan cheklangan huquqiy yordamdan foydalanishga ishontirish edi. 1843 yilda ushbu ijtimoiy maqsadga yordam berish uchun hayvon huquqlari va mo''tadillikni qo'llab-quvvatlovchi faollar tomonidan tashkil etilgan tashkilot tashkil etildi. Nomi bilan tanilgan tashkilot Xotin-qizlar va bolalarni himoya qilish to'g'risidagi qonunlarni takomillashtirish va amalga oshirish bo'yicha assotsiatsiya instituti eng yomon ishlar bo'yicha prokuratura olib borgan yollangan inspektorlar. Viktoriya amaliyoti o'rta sinf yoki aristokrat oilalarning bunday aralashuvga muhtojligini inkor etishdan iborat bo'lganligi sababli, u o'z kuchini ishchi sinfdagi ayollarga qaratdi. Ba'zan mulkning jabhasida yoriqlar paydo bo'ldi. 1860 yilda deputat janob J.Volter Berkshir Jamoatchilik palatasida ta'kidlanishicha, agar a'zolar "Ajralish sudidagi oyatlarni ko'rib chiqsalar, ular barcha uy xo'jaliklarining sirlari ma'lum bo'lsa, ayollarga nisbatan shafqatsiz tajovuzlar hech qachon quyi sinflar bilan chegaralanib qolmasligidan qo'rqishlari mumkin".[20] O'rtacha sinf yoki aristokratik xotinlarga qonuniy murojaat qilishni yoki ajrashishni talab qiladigan kuchli to'siq, ommaviy sud jarayonida bunday vahiylardan keyin paydo bo'ladigan ijtimoiy isnod va shafqatsizlik edi.

Ajrashish va ajralish

19-asrda ayollar ahvolida katta o'zgarishlar yuz berdi, ayniqsa nikoh to'g'risidagi qonunlar va ayollarning ajrashish yoki bolalarni qaramog'iga olish qonuniy huquqlari. Otalar doimo qabul qiladigan vaziyat qamoqqa olish ularning farzandlari, onasini hech qanday huquqsiz qoldirib, asta-sekin o'zgarishni boshladilar. The Chaqaloqlarni saqlash to'g'risidagi qonun 1839 yilda beg'ubor xarakterga ega bo'lgan onalarga ushbu vaziyatda bolalariga kirish huquqini berdi ajratish yoki ajrashish va Oilaviy sabablar to'g'risidagi qonun 1857 yilda ayollarga ajrashish imkoniyati cheklangan. Ammo eri faqat xotinini isbotlashi kerak edi zino, ayol eri nafaqat zino qilganligini isbotlashi kerak edi qarindoshlar, ikkilanish, shafqatsizlik yoki qochish.[21] 1873 yilda Chaqaloqlarni saqlash to'g'risidagi qonun ajralish yoki ajralish holatlarida barcha ayollarga bolalarga kirish huquqini kengaytirish. 1878 yilda, keyin tuzatish uchun Oilaviy sabablar to'g'risidagi qonun, ayollar shafqatsizlik sababli ajralishni ta'minlashlari va o'z farzandlariga o'zlarining qaramog'ida bo'lishlarini talab qilishlari mumkin edi. Magistratlar hatto erlari og'ir tajovuzda aybdor deb topilgan xotinlarga vakolatli himoya buyruqlari. Ga o'zgartirishlar kiritilishi tufayli muhim o'zgarish yuz berdi 1884 yilda turmush qurgan ayollar mulkiga oid qonun. Ushbu qonunchilikda xotinlar erga tegishli mol-mulk emas, balki mustaqil va alohida shaxs ekanligi tan olindi. Orqali Chaqaloqlarni vasiylik qilish to'g'risidagi qonun 1886 yilda ayollarni yolg'iz qilish mumkin edi vasiy agar ularning eri vafot etgan bo'lsa, ularning farzandlaridan. Ayollar asta-sekin o'zlarining huquqlarini o'zgartirdilar, shunda ular oxir-oqibat erlarini bir umrga tark etishlari mumkin edi. Ba'zi e'tiborli sanalarga quyidagilar kiradi:

  • 1857 yil: zo'ravonlik ajralish uchun asos sifatida tan olingan
  • 1870 yil: ayollar ishlab topgan pullarini saqlashlari mumkin edi
  • 1878 yil: turmush o'rtog'i va bolasini qo'llab-quvvatlash huquqi tan olingan

Jinsiy hayot

Ayol tanasini o'rab turgan madaniy taqiqlar

Viktoriya davrida tuya Avstraliyaga olib kelingan; Shunda ham ayollar yonboshlab eshkak eshishlarini kutishgan (Kvinslend, 1880).

Ideal Viktoriya ayollari pok, pokiza, nafis va kamtar edi. Ushbu ideal odob-axloq va odob-axloq bilan qo'llab-quvvatlandi. Odob-axloq qoidalari ichki kiyimlardan foydalanishni hech qachon tan olmaslik printsipiga ham taalluqli edi (aslida, ba'zida ularni umuman "eskirmaydiganlar" deb atashgan). Bunday mavzuni muhokama qilish, anatomik tafsilotlar bo'yicha nosog'lom e'tiborni tortib olishidan qo'rqqan edi. Viktoriyalik bir xonim buni ta'kidlaganidek: "bular, azizim, biz aytadigan narsalar emas; biz aslida ular haqida o'ylamaslikka ham harakat qilamiz".[22] Anatomik haqiqatni tan olishdan qochish uchun bahona ba'zan noqulay ahvolga tushib qoldi. 1859 yilda Hon. Eleanor Stenli voqea haqida yozgan Manchester gersoginyasi a ustida harakat qilishda juda tez harakat qildi qoziq, uning katta ustidan qoqilib halqa yubka:

[Gersoginya] uning ichida qafasning halqasini ushladi va muntazam ravishda oyoqlari ustidagi qafas va butun bosh kiyimlari bilan oyoqlarini yoritib turardi. Ularning so'zlariga ko'ra, bunday narsa hech qachon bo'lmagan - va boshqa ayollar uning ichki kiyimining bir qismi qizil tartanadan iborat bo'lganiga minnatdor bo'lishni yoki bilmasligini deyarli bilishmasdi. knickerbockers (Charli otib tashlagan narsalar), ular butun dunyo nazariga ochilgan va Dyuk de Malakoff jumladan".[23]

Biroq, Viktorianlar aralash kompaniyada ayollar ichki kiyimlari haqida so'z yuritishni nomaqbul deb hisoblashlariga qaramay, erkaklar o'yin-kulgisi ayollar mavzusidan ajoyib komediya materialini yaratdi. gullaydiganlar jumladan, erkaklar uchun jurnallar va musiqiy zalning skitlari[24]

Otliq sayr qilish o'sib borayotgan o'rta sinflar orasida bo'sh vaqt sifatida mashhur bo'lgan mashaqqatli o'yin-kulgi edi. Ushbu yangi bozor uchun minish uchun ko'plab odob-axloq qo'llanmalari nashr etildi. Ayollar uchun minishda kamtarlikni saqlash juda muhim edi. Chayqalishni oldini olishning amaliy sababi bilan ayollar uchun brikolkalar va minadigan shimlar joriy etildi, ammo ular kiyim ostida kiyib yurishdi. Ayollar uchun chavandoz kiyimlari tikuvchilikda emas, balki erkaklarning chavandozlik kiyimlarini tikadigan tikuvchilardan tikilgan, shuning uchun armaturalarga yordam berish uchun ayol yordamchilar yollangan.[25]

Mustamlakachilikning paydo bo'lishi va dunyo sayohati ayollar uchun yangi to'siqlarni keltirib chiqardi. Otda sayohat qilish (yoki) eshaklar, yoki hatto tuyalar ) tez-tez yonboshlab yurishning iloji yo'q edi, chunki hayvon yonboshlab o'tirish uchun "buzilmagan" (o'rgatilgan). Qisqa shimlardan foydalanilgan ayollar uchun minadigan kostyumlar taqdim etildi zouave ba'zi mamlakatlarda uzun paltolar ostida shim jodhpurs Hindistonda erkaklar tomonidan ishlatiladigan shimlar ayollar tomonidan qabul qilingan. Ushbu imtiyozlar, agar kerak bo'lsa, ayollar otga minib yurishlari uchun qilingan edi, lekin ular hali ham Birinchi Jahon urushidan keyin yon elkada yurish qoidalaridan istisno edi.[26] Sayohat yozuvchisi Izabella qushi (1831-1904) ushbu tabuga qarshi kurashishda muhim rol o'ynadi. 42 yoshida u shifokor tavsiyasi bilan chet elga sayohat qildi. Yilda Gavayi, u orollarni yonboshlab o'tirganini ko'rish maqsadga muvofiq emasligini aniqladi va minib chiqish yo'lakchasiga o'tdi. U shuhratparast sayyoh edi, Amerika G'arbiga, Toshli tog'lar, Yaponiya, Xitoy, Bag'dod, Tehron, va Qora dengiz. Uning yozma hisob raqamlari juda tez sotilgan.

Viktoriya davrida ayollarning jismoniy faolligi eng yuqori darajadagi ilmiy tadqiqotlarda tashvishga sabab bo'ldi. Kanadada shifokorlar velosipeddan foydalanadigan ayollarning maqsadga muvofiqligi haqida bahslashdilar:

1896 yilda Dominion Medical Monthly va Ontario Medical Journal-da nashr etilgan bir qator xatlar velosiped o'rindiqlarida o'tirgan ayollarning orgazmga uchrashi mumkinligidan xavotir bildirgan. [43] "Haddan tashqari jinsiy" ayollarni ochib berishdan va xalqni yaratishdan qo'rqib, ba'zi shifokorlar hamkasblarini ayollarni "zamonaviy xavf-xatarlardan" qochishga va bo'sh vaqtlarini o'tkazish bilan shug'ullanishni davom ettirishga undashdi. Biroq, barcha tibbiyotdagi hamkasblar velosiped va orgazm o'rtasidagi bog'liqlikka amin emasdilar va bu ayollarning bo'sh vaqtidagi munozarasi 20-asrda ham davom etdi.[27]

Viktoriya axloqi va shahvoniyligi

Ayollar faqat bitta erkak, uning eri bilan jinsiy aloqada bo'lishlari kerak edi. Biroq, erkaklar uchun hayotlarida bir nechta sheriklar bo'lishi maqbul edi; ba'zi erlar boshqa ayollar bilan uzoq vaqt ish qilar, xotinlari esa erlarida qolishardi, chunki ajralish imkoni yo'q edi.[6] Agar ayol boshqa erkak bilan jinsiy aloqada bo'lgan bo'lsa, u "vayron qilingan" yoki "yiqilgan ". Viktoriya davri adabiyoti va san'ati ayollarning axloqiy kutishlardan adashgani uchun juda ko'p pul to'lashlari misollariga to'la edi. Zinokorlar romanlarda, shu jumladan buyuk yozuvchilar singari fojiali natijalarga duch kelishdi. Tolstoy, Flober yoki Tomas Xardi. Ayrim yozuvchilar va rassomlar ayollarni ushbu ikkilamchi standartga bo'ysundirishlariga hamdardlik ko'rsatgan bo'lsalar, ba'zi asarlar didaktik bo'lib, madaniy me'yorni kuchaytirdilar.

Viktoriya davrida jinsiy aloqa ochiq va halol muhokama qilinmagan; jinsiy uchrashuvlar va masalalarni jamoatchilik muhokamasi johillik, xijolat va qo'rquv bilan kutib olindi. Ayollarning shahvoniy istaklari haqidagi jamoatchilik fikrlaridan biri shuni anglatadiki, ular jinsiy istaklardan unchalik bezovtalanmagan. Hatto ayollarning istaklari yashiringan bo'lsa ham, jinsiy tajribalar ayollar va oilalar uchun oqibatlarga olib keldi. Oila kattaligini cheklash, jinsiy istaklarga qarshi turishga olib keldi, faqat erning xotinlari sifatida "shartnoma" bilan bajariladigan istaklari bo'lganida. Viktoriya davridagi ko'p odamlar "jinsiy aloqada haqiqatan ham ma'lumotga ega bo'lmagan va hissiy jihatdan sovuq" edilar.[28] Nikohdan oldin jinsiy aloqalarni to'xtatish uchun Yangi Yomon Qonunda "ayollar nikohdan tashqari homiladorlik uchun moddiy javobgarlikni o'z zimmalariga oladilar". 1834 yilda ayollar noqonuniy farzandlarini qonuniy va moddiy jihatdan qo'llab-quvvatladilar.[6] Ayollar uchun jinsiy munosabatlar nafaqat istak va hissiyotlarga bog'liq bo'lishi mumkin emas: bu erkaklar uchun ajratilgan hashamat edi; Ayollar uchun jinsiy aloqaning oqibatlari ayollarda bo'lishi mumkin bo'lgan jismoniy istaklarni olib tashladi.

Yuqumli kasalliklarning oldini olish bo'yicha harakatlar

Nopok deb topilgan ayollarning ahvoli yomonlashdi Yuqumli kasalliklar, ulardan birinchisi 1864 yilda qonun bo'lib chiqdi. Nopoklikda gumon qilingan ayollar majburiy ravishda jabr ko'rdilar jinsiy a'zolar tekshiruvi. Rad etish qamoq bilan jazolanadi; kasallik bilan tashxis qo'yish davolangan deb hisoblanmaguncha majburiy ravishda kasalxonaga yotqizish bilan jazolandi.

Kasallikning oldini olish to'g'risidagi qonun faqat ayollarga nisbatan qo'llanilgan bo'lib, bu qonun samarasiz va ayollarga nisbatan adolatsiz ekanligini ta'kidlagan faollar uchun asosiy yig'ilishga aylandi.[30] Ko'chalardan ayollarni olib ketish mumkin edi, ular ozgina yoki hech qanday dalilsiz fohishalikda gumon qilinib, tekshiruvdan o'tkazilishi mumkin edi. Bular erkak politsiyachilar tomonidan tajribasiz bajarilgan bo'lib, imtihonlar og'riqli va kamsituvchi bo'lgan. 1866 va 1869 yillarda qonunlar ikki marta kengaytirilganidan so'ng, 1896 yilda aktlar bekor qilindi. Jozefina Butler Havoriylarni bekor qilish uchun kurashgan ayollar huquqlari salibchisi edi.

Ta'lim

Odatda ayollardan rasmiy ta'lim olish o'rniga, turmush qurish va uy va onalik vazifalarini bajarish kutilgan edi. Er topishda muvaffaqiyatga erisha olmagan ayollardan ham, odatda, o'qimagan bo'lib qolish va bolalarni parvarish qilishda (hokim yoki oilasining boshqa a'zolariga yordamchi sifatida) mavqega ega bo'lish kutilgan. 1848 yilda Londonning Xarli-Stritdagi Qirolicha kolleji tashkil etilgandan so'ng, ta'lim olishga intilayotgan ayollarning istiqboli yaxshilandi - bu kollejning maqsadi gubernatorlarga bozorga oid bilim berish edi. Keyinchalik, Cheltenham xonimlar kolleji va boshqa qizlarning davlat maktablari tashkil etildi, bu ayollarning ta'lim olish imkoniyatlarini oshirdi va natijada 1897 yilda ayollarning saylov huquqlari jamiyatlari milliy ittifoqining rivojlanishiga olib keldi.[31]

Ishchi kuchdagi ayollar

Ishchilar sinfining bandligi

In po'lat ishchilar ayollarga yodgorlik Bilston, Angliya.

Ishchi sinf ayollari ko'pincha turmush kechirish va er kasal bo'lib, jarohat olgan yoki vafot etgan taqdirda oilaviy daromadni ta'minlash uchun kasblarga ega edilar. Viktoriya davrining oxiriga qadar ishchilar uchun tovon puli yo'q edi, va ish uchun yaramagan er juda ko'p hollarda ijara haqini to'lashga qodir emasligini va qo'rqinchli Viktoriya shtatida qolishini anglatardi. ishxona.

Viktoriya davri mobaynida ba'zi ayollar kabi og'ir sanoat korxonalarida ishlaganlar ko'mir minalar va po'lat sanoat. Viktoriya davri davom etayotganligi va ish bilan bandlik to'g'risidagi qonunlar o'zgarganligi sababli ular kamroq sonli ish bilan ta'minlangan bo'lsalar ham, ularni ba'zi rollarda topish mumkin edi. Oldin Minalar va kollieriyalar to'g'risidagi qonun 1842 yil, ayollar (va bolalar) yer osti tor shaxta shaxtalari orqali ko'mir vannalarini tashiydigan "to'siqlar" sifatida ishladilar. Vulverhemptonda qonun ayollarning tog'-kon ish bilan ta'minlanishiga katta ta'sir ko'rsatmadi, chunki ular asosan ko'mir konlarida yer usti ishlarida, ko'mirni saralashda, kanalli qayiqlarni yuklashda va boshqa sirt ishlarida ishladilar.[32] Ayollar, shuningdek, 1843 yilda hukumat so'rovi bilan Angliyaning barcha tumanlarida an'anaviy ravishda "qishloq xo'jaligidagi barcha asosiy vazifalarni" bajarar edilar. 1860 yillarning oxiriga kelib qishloq xo'jaligi ishlari yaxshi natija bermayapti va ayollar sanoat ishlariga murojaat qilishdi.[33]

Sanoat fabrikalari joylashgan hududlarda ayollar qulflardan tortib konservalargacha bo'lgan buyumlarni yig'ish liniyalarida ish bilan ta'minlashlari mumkin edi. Sanoat kir yuvish xizmatlarida ko'plab ayollar (shu jumladan, mahkumlar) ish bilan ta'minlangan Magdalena boshpana ishi uchun ish haqi olmaganlar). Ayollar, shuningdek, Manchester, Lids va Birmingem kabi shaharlarda sanoat inqilobi davrida paydo bo'lgan to'qimachilik fabrikalarida ishladilar. Ish haqi evaziga ishlash ko'pincha Londonda uydan amalga oshirilar edi, ammo ko'plab ayollar "savdogar" yoki ko'cha sotuvchisi bo'lib ishlaganlar. suv sarig'i, lavanta, ular Spitalfields meva-sabzavot bozorida to'playdigan gullar yoki o'tlar. Ko'plab ishchi ayollar kir yuvish uchun pul olib kir yuvish bilan shug'ullanishgan.[34] Kambag'al kvartiralarda hayvonlarni ko'paytirish, masalan itlar, g'ozlar, quyonlar hayvonlar va qushlar bozorlarida sotiladigan qushlar. Uy-joy inspektorlari tez-tez qarorgohi podvallarida chorva mollari, shu jumladan sigir va eshaklarni topishgan.[15] Jun, ipak va boshqa buyumlarni yigirish va o'rash uyda ishlash orqali daromad olishning keng tarqalgan usuli edi, ammo ish haqi juda kam edi va soatlari uzoq edi; omon qolish uchun etarlicha pul ishlash uchun kuniga 14 soat kerak bo'lgan.[35] Mebelni yig'ish va tugatish ishlari Londonda ishchilar sinfida nisbatan yaxshi maosh oladigan parcha-parcha ish edi. Ayniqsa, ayollar mohir "frantsuz polishinglari" sifatida tanilgan bo'lib, ular mebellarni tugatishni yakunlashgan. Londonlik ishchi ayollar uchun eng kam maoshli ish - gugurt qutisi ishlab chiqarish va lattalar ishlab chiqaradigan fabrikada lattalarni saralash bo'lib, ularda burga va bit bitgan lattalar qog'oz ishlab chiqarish uchun tortib olindi.[36] Uyda ishlaydigan ayollar uchun igna ishi eng katta haq to'lanadigan kasb edi, ammo bu ish ozgina pul to'lardi va ayollar ko'pincha sotib olish imkoniga ega bo'lmagan tikuv mashinalarini ijaraga olishlari kerak edi. Ushbu uy sharoitida ishlab chiqarish sanoati "terli sanoat" deb nomlandi. Jamiyatlar palatasining tanlangan qo'mitasi 1890 yilda ter sanoatini "etarli bo'lmagan ish haqi va antisanitariya sharoitida ortiqcha soatlab olib borilgan ishlar" deb ta'riflagan. 1906 yilga kelib bunday ishchilar soatiga bir tiyinga yaqin pul ishlashdi.[37]

Ayollar erkaklar singari turmushga chiqib, bolalarni boqishlariga qaramay, ayollar bir xil ish uchun erkak kabi ish haqi to'lashini kutish mumkin emas edi. 1906 yilda hukumat bir ayol uchun o'rtacha haftalik ish haqi 11s 3d dan 18s 8d gacha bo'lganligini aniqladi, erkakning o'rtacha haftalik ish haqi 25s 9d atrofida edi.[38] Ko'plab fabrika egalari ayollarni ham tanladilar, chunki ularni "tanadan qattiq charchashga erkaklarnikiga qaraganda osonroq undashlari" mumkin edi.[39] Bolalarni qidirish fabrikalarda ishlaydigan ko'plab ayollar uchun yana bir zarur xarajat bo'ldi. Homilador ayollar tug'ilish kunigacha ishladilar va jismonan kuchlari yetishi bilan ishlariga qaytishdi. 1891 yilda qonun tug'ilib, ayollarni tug'ilgandan keyin to'rt hafta davomida fabrikadan olib ketishni talab qiladi, ammo ko'plab ayollar ushbu to'lanmagan ta'tilni ololmaydilar va qonun ijro etilmaydi.[40]

O'rta toifadagi ish bilan ta'minlash

O'rta va so'nggi Viktoriya davrida qizlar uchun o'qitish ishchilar sinfiga savodxonlikni yoyganligi sababli, ba'zi shuhratparast ayollar sotuvchi qizlar, kassirlar, matbaachilar va kotiblar kabi yangi sohalarda maoshli ish topishga muvaffaq bo'lishdi.[41] Uy xizmatchisi yoki oshpaz kabi uy sharoitida ishlash odatiy hol edi, ammo ko'proq obro'li va yuqori maoshli uylarda ish topish uchun katta raqobat mavjud edi. Xususiy registrlar yuqori malakali uy xizmatchilarining ish bilan ta'minlanishini nazorat qilish uchun tashkil etilgan.

Viktoriya davrida, o'rta sinf oilalaridan bo'lgan ayollar uchun hurmatli ish asosan maktab o'qituvchisi sifatida ishlash bilan cheklangan yoki gubernator. Bir marta telefon foydalanish keng tarqaldi, telefon operatori sifatida ishlash o'rtacha o'rta toifadagi ayollar uchun obro'li ish bo'ldi.

XIX asrda ayollarga uchta tibbiyot kasblari ochildi: hamshiralik, doya va doktorlik. Biroq, faqat erkaklar shifokorlari nazorati va vakolatiga bo'ysunadigan hamshiralik ishlarida ayollar keng qabul qilindi. Viktoriyaliklar shifokorning kasbi faqat erkak jinsiga tegishli, deb o'ylardi va ayol bu sohaga tajovuz qilmasligi kerak, balki Xudoning irodasi bilan tayinlangan konventsiyalarga rioya qilishi kerak. Xulosa qilib aytganda, inglizlarda ayol bo'lmaydi jarrohlar yoki shifokorlar; sifatida ularni o'zlarining rollari bilan chekladilar hamshiralar.Florens Nightingale (1820-1910) an'anaviylikni yangilashda muhim ko'rsatkich edi rasm hamshiraning fidoyi, xizmat ko'rsatuvchi farishtasi - "Chiroqli ayol" bo'lib, yaradorlar orasidan o'tayotganda unga tasalli berdi. U hamshiralik kasbini modernizatsiya qilishda, ayollar uchun o'qitishni rivojlantirishda va ularga jasorat, ishonch va o'zini o'zi tasdiqlashni o'rgatishda muvaffaqiyat qozondi.

Bo'sh vaqtni o'tkazish

Jorj Uilyam Joy Viktoriya davrining oxirlarida (1895) omnibusda sayohat qilgan erkaklar va ayollar tasviri.

O'rta sinf ayollarining bo'sh vaqtlari asosan o'qish, kashtachilik, musiqa va an'anaviy hunarmandchilik kabi an'anaviy o'yin-kulgilarni o'z ichiga oladi. Yuqori darajadagi ayollar xayriya bozorlariga o'zlarining hunarmandchilik buyumlarini sovg'a qildilar, bu esa ushbu ayollarga o'zlarining qo'l ishlarini xalqqa namoyish qilish va sotish imkonini berdi.[42][43]

19-asrda ayollar hayotiga zamonaviy zamonaviy mashg'ulotlar kiritilgan. Bo'sh vaqtni o'tkazish imkoniyatlari keskin oshdi, chunki real ish haqi o'sishda davom etdi va ish soatlari kamayib bordi. Shahar joylarda to'qqiz soatlik ish kuni borgan sari odatiy holga aylandi; 1874 yilgi zavod qonuni ish haftasini 56,5 soat bilan cheklab qo'ydi va bu sakkiz soatlik ish kuniga qarab harakatlanishni rag'batlantirdi. Yordam bergan 1871 yilgi bank ta'tillari to'g'risidagi qonun bir qator aniq ta'tillarni yaratgan, oq tanli ishchilardan boshlab ishchilar sinfiga o'tib, yillik yillik ta'tillar tizimi ishga tushirildi.[44][45] Dengiz bo'yidagi 200 ta kurortlar arzon mehmonxonalar va arzon temir yo'l chiptalari, keng tarqalgan bank ta'tillari va yakshanba kunlari dunyoviy faoliyatga qarshi ko'plab diniy taqiqlarning kamayishi tufayli paydo bo'ldi. O'rta sinf Viktorianlar dengiz qirg'og'iga tashrif buyurish uchun poezd xizmatlaridan foydalanganlar. Kabi tinch baliqchilar qishloqlariga sayohat qiladigan ko'p sonli odamlar Ovqatlanish, Morekamb va Skarboro ularni yirik sayyohlik markazlariga aylantira boshladilar va boshchiligidagi tadbirkorlar Tomas Kuk turizm va chet elga sayohat qilishni hayotiy biznes modellari sifatida ko'rdi.[46]

Viktoriya davri oxiriga kelib, barcha shaharlarda bo'sh vaqt sanoati paydo bo'ldi, unda ko'plab ayollar qatnashdilar. U arzon narxlarda qulay joylarda rejalashtirilgan ko'ngilochar dasturlarni taqdim etdi. Ular orasida sport tadbirlari, musiqa zallari va mashhur teatr bor edi. Endi ayollarga ba'zi sport turlari, masalan, kamondan otish, tennis, badminton va gimnastika.[47]

Jismoniy faoliyat

O'n to'qqizinchi asrning boshlarida jismoniy faoliyat ayollar uchun xavfli va noo'rin ekanligiga ishonishgan. Sog'lom bolalar tug'ilishi uchun qizlarga nozik sog'lig'ini saqlashni o'rgatishdi. Bundan tashqari, jinslar o'rtasidagi fiziologik farq ijtimoiy tengsizlikni kuchaytirishga yordam berdi. Noma'lum ayol yozuvchi ayollarning erkaklar rollarini bajarishga intilmaganligini da'vo qila oldi, chunki "ayollar, qoida tariqasida, jismonan erkaklarnikidan kichikroq va zaifroq; ularning miyasi ancha yengil; va ular har jihatdan bir xil narsalarga yaroqsiz" erkaklar bajarishi mumkin bo'lgan jismoniy yoki aqliy mehnat miqdori. "[48] Shunga qaramay, asrning oxiriga kelib, jismoniy mashqlar qilishning afzalliklari to'g'risida tibbiy tushuncha qizlar uchun jismoniy madaniyatda sezilarli kengayishni yaratdi. Shunday qilib 1902 yilga kelib, Qizlar imperiyasi magazine was able to run a series of articles on "How to Be Strong", proclaiming, "The old-fashioned fallacies regarding health, diet, exercise, dress, &c., have nearly all been exploded, and to-day women are discarding the old ideas and methods, and entering into the new tartib with a zest and vigour which bodes well for the future."[49]

Girl's magazines, such as Qizning o'z qog'ozi va The Girl's Empire frequently featured articles encouraging girls to take up daily exercises or learn how to play a sport. Popular sports for girls included xokkey, golf, cycling, tennis, fencing, and swimming. Of course, many of these sports were limited to the middle and upper classes who could afford the necessary materials and free time needed to play. Nonetheless, the inclusion of girls in physical culture created a new space for girls to be visible outside of the home and to partake in activities previously only open to boys. Sports became central to the lives of many middle-class girls, to the point where social commentators worried it would overshadow other cultural concerns. For example, a 1902 Qizning o'z qog'ozi article on "Athletics for Girls" bewailed, "To hear some modern schoolgirls, and even modern mothers, talk, one would suppose that hockey was the chief end of all education! The tone of the school—the intellectual training—these come in the second place. Tennis, cricket, but above all, hockey!"[50]

Nevertheless, older cultural conventions connecting girls to maternity and domesticity continued to influence girls' development. Thus, while girls had more freedom than ever before, much of the physical culture for girls was simultaneously justified in terms of motherhood: athletic, healthy girls would have healthier children, better able to improve the British race. For instance, an early article advising girls to exercise stresses the future role of girls as mothers to vindicate her argument: "If, then, the importance of duly training the body in conjunction with the mind is thus recognised in the cause of our boys, surely the future wives and mothers of England—for such is our girls' destiny—may lay claim to a no less share of attention in this respect."[51]

Victorian women's fashion

Victorian women's clothing followed trends that emphasised elaborate dresses, skirts with wide volume created by the use of layered material such as krinolinlar, hoop skirt frames, and heavy fabrics. Because of the impracticality and health impact of the era's fashions, a reform movement began among women.

The ideal silhouette of the time demanded a narrow waist, which was accomplished by constricting the abdomen with a laced korset. While the silhouette was striking, and the dresses themselves were often exquisitely detailed creations, the fashions were cumbersome. At best, they restricted women's movements and at worst, they had a harmful effect on women's health. Physicians turned their attention to the use of corsets and determined that they caused several medical problems: compression of the thorax, restricted breathing, organ displacement, poor circulation, and prolapsed uterus.[27]

Articles advocating the reform of women's clothing by the British National Health Society, the Ladies' Dress Association, and the Rational Dress Society were reprinted in The Canada Lancet, Canada's medical journal. In 1884, Dr. J. Algernon Temple of Toronto even voiced concern that the fashions were having a negative impact on the health of young women from the working classes. He pointed out that a young working-class woman was likely to spend a large part of her earnings on fine hats and shawls, while "her feet are improperly protected, and she wears no flannel petticoat or woollen stockings".[27]

Florence Pomeroy, Lady Haberton, was president of the Rational Dress movement in Britain. At a National Health Society exhibition held in 1882, Viscountess Haliburton presented her invention of a "divided skirt", which was a long skirt that cleared the ground, with separate halves at the bottom made with material attached to the bottom of the skirt. She hoped that her invention would become popular by supporting women's freedom of physical movement, but the British public was not impressed by the invention, perhaps because of the negative "unwomanly" association of the style with the American Bloomers movement.[52] Amelia Jenks Bloomer had encouraged the wearing of visible bloomers by feminists to assert their right to wear comfortable and practical clothing, but it was no more than a passing fashion itself among radical feminists. The movement to reform women's dress would persist and have longterm success, however; by the 1920s, Koko Chanel was enormously successful at selling a progressive, far less restrictive silhouette that abandoned the corset and raised hemlines. The new silhouette symbolised modernism for trendy young women and became the 20th century standard. Other Paris designers continued reintroducing pants for women and the trend was gradually adopted over the next century.

Fashion trends, in one sense, travelled "full circle" over the course of the Victorian era. The popular women's styles during the Gruziya davri, and at the very beginning of Victoria's reign, emphasised a simple style influenced by flowing gowns worn by women in Ancient Greece and Rome. The Empire waist silhouette was replaced by a trend towards ornate styles and an artificial silhouette, with the restrictiveness of women's clothing reaching its low point during the mid-century passion for narrow corseted waists and hoop skirts. The iconic wide-brimmed women's hats of the later Victorian era also followed the trend towards ostentatious display. Hats began the Victorian era as simple bonnets. By the 1880s, milliners were tested by the competition among women to top their outfits with the most creative (and extravagant) hats, designed with expensive materials such as silk flowers and exotic plumes such as ostrich and peacock. As the Victorian era drew to a close, however, fashions were showing indications of a popular backlash against excessive styles. Model, actress and socialite Lilli Langtri took London by storm in the 1870s, attracting notice for wearing simple black dresses to social events. Combined with her natural beauty, the style appeared dramatic. Fashions followed her example (as well as Queen Victoria's wearing of mourning black later in her reign). Ga binoan Garold Koda, the former Curator-in-chief of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute,[53] "The predominantly black palette of mourning dramatizes the evolution of period silhouettes and the increasing absorption of fashion ideals into this most codified of etiquettes," said Koda, "The veiled widow could elicit sympathy as well as predatory male advances. As a woman of sexual experience without marital constraints, she was often imagined as a potential threat to the social order."

Evolution of Victorian women's fashion

Women subjects of the British Empire

Queen Victoria reigned as the monarch of Britain's colonies and as Empress of India. The influence of British imperialism and British culture was powerful throughout the Victorian era. Women's roles in the colonial countries were determined by the expectations associated with loyalty to the Crown and the cultural standards that it symbolised.

Kanada

The upper classes of Canada were almost without exception of British origin during the Victorian era. At the beginning of the Victorian era, British North America included several separate colonies that joined together as a Confederation in 1867 to create Canada. Military and government officials and their families came to British North America from England or Scotland, and less often were of Protestant Irish origin. Most business interests were controlled by Canadians who were of British stock. English-speaking minorities who immigrated to Canada struggled for economic and government influence, including large numbers of Roman Catholic Irland va keyinroq Ukrainlar, Qutblar, and other European immigrants. Frantsuz-kanadaliklar remained largely culturally isolated from English-speaking Canadians (a situation later described in Ikki yolg'izlik tomonidan Xyu Maklennan ). Visible minority groups, such as indigenous Birinchi millatlar va Xitoy labourers, were marginalised and suffered profound discrimination. Women's status was thus heavily dependent upon their ethnic identity as well as their place within the dominant British class structure.

English-speaking Canadian writers became popular, especially Katarin parri yo'lagi va uning singlisi Susanna Moodie, middle-class English settlers who published memoirs of their demanding lives as pioneers. Traill published The Backwoods of Canada (1836) va Canadian Crusoes (1852), and Moodie published Bushda uni qo'pol qilish (1852) va Life in the Clearings (1853). Their memoirs recount the harshness of life as women settlers, but were nonetheless popular.[54]

Upper-class Canadian women emulated British culture and imported as much of it as possible across the Atlantic. Books, magazines, popular music, and theatre productions were all imported to meet women's consumer demand.

Upper-class women supported philanthropic causes similar to the educational and nursing charities championed by upper-class women in England. The Viktoriya hamshiralari ordeni, still in existence, was founded in 1897 as a gift to Qirolicha Viktoriya to commemorate her Olmos yubiley. The Imperiya qizlarining imperatorlik ordeni, founded in 1900, supports educational bursaries and book awards to promote Canadian patriotism, but also to support knowledge of the Britaniya imperiyasi. Both organisations had Queen Victoria as their official patron. One of the patrons of Galifaks 's Victoria School of Art and Design (founded in 1887 and later named the Yangi Shotlandiya san'at va dizayn kolleji ) edi Anna Leonowens. Women began making headway in their struggle to gain access to higher education: in 1875, the first woman university graduate in Canada was Grace Annie Lockhart (Mount Allison universiteti ). 1880 yilda, Emili Stou became the first woman licensed to practice medicine in Canada.

Women's legal rights made slow progress throughout the 19th century. 1859 yilda, Yuqori Kanada passed a law allowing married women to own property. In 1885, Alberta passed a law allowing unmarried women who owned property gained the right to vote and hold office in school matters.

Women's suffrage would not be achieved until the World War I period. Suffrage activism began during the later decades of the Victorian era. 1883 yilda Toronto Women's Literary and Social Progress Club uchrashdi va tashkil etdi Canadian Women's Suffrage Association.

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