Scullery maids and Suffragettes

When:
March 5, 2016 @ 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
2016-03-05T11:00:00+00:00
2016-03-05T12:30:00+00:00
Where:
Kensington Palace
London W8 4PX
UK
Cost:
£15
Contact:
Historic Royal Palaces
020 3166 6646

How could a Victorian woman be an independent monarch and an “angel of the house”? What feminine and masculine ideas were popularised and upheld by Queen Victoria? How did she manage domestic and political spheres and what did this mean for the average person? Join us for an investigation in how women’s rights developed and the influence on government policy, literature and moral codes of conduct during the Victorian age.