women in literature context

primogeniture

system where the first son would inherited over the daughters

coverture

system where all women property and money belongs to their husbands

custody of infants acts 1839

women had to ask for custody of children

society for women’s suffrage

formed in 1864

london university

awarded women degrees 1880

married women’s property act

1882, women could have their own property

emergence of the new woman

women cycled, wore bloomers more freedom

vote for women

1918 - after the sufragette movement, married women could vote

law of property act

1925 - equal inheritance

all women enfranchised

1928 - all women had the vote

contraception pill

1961 - gave women autonomy and freedom

rape in marriage made a crime

1994

sex discrimination act

1975

rise of social media

early 2000s - led to beauty standards higher for women

equal pay act

2010