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A Woman's Place: Historicizing The Persistence Of The Gender Gap, Alexandra J. Kolleda
A Woman's Place: Historicizing The Persistence Of The Gender Gap, Alexandra J. Kolleda
Masters Theses, 2020-current
This thesis examines the distinction created between men and women in regards to their use of power in England through the Medieval (476-1492) and the Victorian periods (1837-1901). While women have displayed power through the ages, the nature of that power has traditionally been behind the scenes and relegated to the domestic sphere. As a result conceptions of femininity and masculinity confined women to a role not compatible with modern ideas of power and leadership. Present-day individuals are indoctrinated into this gender discourse through characterization of women in literature and gendered laws, which have been passed down since the Middle …