Thirdly, at the beginning of the Victorian era, the education of young girls was essentially focused on preparing them for marriage and the needs of a home: including cooking, and teaching. As a result, the trades that a woman could then exercise were very limited. During the 19th century, three medical professions were open to women: nursing, midwifery and medicine. However, only female nurses were accepted by society without difficulty. In this profession, Florence Nightingale (1820 - 1910) was an important figure of the nineteenth century. Indeed, she revolutionised the traditional image of the model nurse who did not sacrifice herself only for the well-being of her patients, teaching them bravery, self-confidence and assertiveness.

I’d like to close by saying that, the 19th century has been difficult for women because of their submission to their husbands, becauseand there were great injustices. However, at the end of the century was marked by the many militantmilitant actions of many women to defend their rights and thus improve themtheir lives. For example, Caroline Norton contributed to the divorce reform, Josephine Butler to the reform concerning prostitution, or Florence Nightingale who participated in the reform givingmaking jobs accessible to all: to women.