Labour, Gender and the Arts

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This paper discusses the feminist perspective that throughout the 19th Century, there was often still an overwhelming sense of romanticism and nobility instilled in the imagery that did not reflect real women let alone the true hardships and lack of opportunities for women. This paper then argues that women still were seen in outmoded ideas of womanhood and imagery that often did not reflect real women of the time.

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"Throughout the 19th century, the role of women in society changed greatly with the advent of the industrial age despite resistance the pressure of Victorian sensibilities and a patriarchal society. Partially as a result to economic needs, partially as a result of changing perceptions, women began to demand to enter the employment world; engaging in labour outside of their traditional roles (Tusan, para. 4). Images of these changes played out in visual imagery of the time including painting and graphic arts. Images of women in these disciplines reflect the residual Victorian aesthetic of the role of women as housewife, care-giver to decorative nude to the independent business woman."

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