Concetti Chiave
- The Enlightenment and Industrial Revolution marked a turning point for women's roles, initiating changes in Britain.
- Women began working in factories but faced lower wages and fewer rights compared to men.
- The 1800s saw upper-class women gaining education and awareness of their rights, fueling the Feminism movement in Great Britain.
- Suffragettes played a crucial role in advocating for women's right to vote during the feminist movement.
- By the early 1900s, women accessed diverse professions beyond labor, including teaching and medicine, exemplified by pioneers like Maria Montessori.
The Beginning of Change
Until the Age of Enlightenment women had always been considered inferior to men. Towards the end of the 1700's, the rise of the Industrial Revolution brought great changes in Britain. The changes spread also to the conditions of women, which began to work in factories, albeit with lower salaries and less political and social rights than men. In the 1800's the women of the upper classes began to attend schools and became more aware of the own rights. In Great Britain this movement came to be called "Feminism", and was led by women (known as suffragettes) that demanded the right to vote.
Access to Work
In the first half of the 1900's women gained access to a vast array of jobs, not only as labourers but also as teachers, nurses, doctors and lawyers. The first female doctor was Maria Montessori, one very self-assured Italian woman.
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