Geographical and Social Exploration as Female Empowerment in Elizabeth Gaskell’s North and South

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General Introduction
Chapter One: Classicism and the Ideals of Victorian Womanhood
1.1. Introduction
1.2. The Industrial Revolution in Great Britain
1.2.1.The Impacts of the Industrial Revolution on British Society
1.3. Social Classes in the Victorian Society
1.3.1 Class Division in Victorian Britain
1.4. Ideals of Womanhood in Victorian Britain
1.4.1 Expectations of Women in Victorian Society
1.4.2. The Woman Question
1.4.3 The Separate Sphere Ideology
1.4.4. Social problems: ‘Women Different from Men’
1.5. Women’s Empowerment
1.5.1. The Concept of Empowerment
1.5.2 Empowering Women
1.5.3 Conceptualizing Women’s Empowerment
1.6. Kabeer’s Three Dimensional Model
1.6.1 Agency
1.6.2 Resources
1.6.3 Achievements
1.6.4 Triangulating the Dimensions
1.7. Women’s rights and suffrage
1.7.1 Women’s rights
1.7.2 Women’s Suffrage Movement
1.7.3 The New Women Movement
1.8. The Victorian Novel
1.8.1 The Rise and Reception of Female Authors
1.9. Conclusion
Chapter Two: The Character of Margaret Hale from Daughterhood to Womanhood
2.1. Introduction
2.1 Industrial England in North and South
2.1.1 The Environment of the North and the South of England
2.2 Portraying Society through the setting in North and South
2.2.1 Portraying Social Class’ Differences Through Characters
2.3 Dimensions in Representing Differences between Classes
2.3.1 Language
2.3.2 Work and Education
2.3.3 Living Conditions
2.4. Lower-Class Working Women in North and South
2.5. Gaskell’s Geography of Gender
2.6 Women’s Public appearance in North and South
2.7 Victorian Women’s Agency in North and South
2.7.1 Resources: The Ability to Exercise Choice
2.7.2 Female Achievements in North and South
2.8. Conclusion
General Conclusion
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