Living the dream: Social climbers during Georgian England

Type :

Case study

Pages :

6 pages

Format :

.doc

Published date :

08/05/2009

Category :

History & geography

Sub category :

Medieval history

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Summary :

Introduction
The division of England into different social classes
The concepts of status and class in the Georgian era
The structure of the social classes and women
1. The treatment of women as property
2. Getting treated like second class citizens
3. The eductaion given to girls
4. The job of a governess
5. Teaching in a home as way to climb the social ladder
6. Socially ambitious woman and finding a husband
The 'accidental' deaths of the husbands
Conclusion

Abstract

Throughout all of history there has been a desire for status. Both men and women have set out to achieve it. However, because of the constraints placed on women through most of history, their aspiration and realization of status has been tainted. The georgian era (1714- 1830) during British history is probably the most interesting when it comes to this struggle because of the class structure and the discrimination against women. These women were dubbed social climbers, and that title was not usually a compliment.

during the georgian era, england was broken into different social classes. Most people stayed within the class into which they were born. Most historians agree that the structure of the classes was broken into five groups: the aristocracy, which were the people right below the king and the queen. They had a lot of money, land, and power. This class usually included the relatives of the crown. Most of these people received their status by birth and marriage rather than merit.