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How far did the educational opportunities for women improve during the 19th Century?  

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How far did the educational opportunities for women improve During the 19th Century? During the 19th century there were signs in several sectors that women were making improvements in becoming equals in society. The married women's property act for example gave them some independence as they finally had the right to own some of their money and working opportunities were becoming more acceptable for women. Teaching and clerical work were amongst the jobs that became open to women. Although these advances were though made, there were hidden catches almost, with women having to resign from their jobs when they married being just one of them. I am going to look at how far the education gave opportunities to women during the 19th century and whether they were as good as it appeared on the surface. One of the first campaigners for Women's education was Mary Wollstonecraft, she considered women to be in a...

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