« MARY POPPINS », THE END OF
THE VICTORIAN PERIOD ?
Victorian Era
In England, only queens were able to
give their name to a period of history.
And so after the Elizabethan age or that
of queen Anne arrived the Victorian era.
The adjective Victorian appeared for the
first time in 1851, that was the same
year as the first International exhibition
set in London.
The Victorian age, besides being
synonymic of peak of Great Britain in
terms of economic prosperity, is also
often used to evoke a "moral" period.
Queen Victoria and the
Victorian Age
Victoria the first of the
United Kingdom (18371901) reigned during a
long time.
The Victorian Age is the
industrial revolution in
the United Kingdom.
Mary Poppins
Mary Poppins is a 1964 musical
film adapted from a book
edited in 1934 which tells the
story of a nanny in 1910. She
takes care of 2 children Michael
and Jane. Their father, Mr
Banks works in a bank, and Mrs
Banks is a member of Emmeline
Pankhurst's suffragette
movement.
Bert is a friend of Mary Poppin's
and has many different jobs like
chimney sweep. He follows
Mary Poppins and the children
during the film.
Suffragettes in Mary Poppins
Mrs Banks, member of Emmeline
Pankhurst's suffragette
movement. She uses that to
show she had her own way of
thinking, her freedom in
relation to her husband.
Her main outfit is a blue and
orange Edwardian-style dress
with a white and blue sash
that reads "Votes for Women"
in black letters.
Suffragettes in the Victorian Age
« Suffragettes » is the original
term to indicate the
members of the late-19th and
early-20th century movement
for women's suffrage in the
United Kingdom, in particular
members of the Women's
social and Political Union.
« Suffragist » is a more general
term for members of suffrage
movements, whether radical
or conservative, male or
female.
Women's situation in the
upper and middle classes
At this time, women had to symbolize the vision of an ideal woman.
The legal rights of married women were similar to those of children.
Their bodies shouldn't be arboned.
Also, they couldn't have a job, it was '' useless '' or only governess.
They all had to be perfect housewives, and content with the same
rights as children ; they couldn't have bank accounts, file a
complaint, havetheir own property and had to respect a silence.
Poverty in Mary Poppins
Poverty in Victorian
Period