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Playing Beatie Bow

For women in the 19th century, life was very difficult. Most women in the 19th century mainly worked around the house doing housework. They didn’t have a good education, and were not treated well and had few rights. I think that people today still relate to women back in the 19th century but more seen to be lucky. What are the reasons that may be part of the cause to a very tough life in the 19th century for women? In the story playing Beatie Bow it talks about life back in the 19th century for woman, for example Dovey, Granny and Beatie in the book they lived a difficult life because woman had it hard.

Life in the 19th century was particularly difficult for women, as not many women had rights and were treated different to men. “Because I’m a girl, that’s why, and girls canna become scholars. Not unless their fathers are rich, and most of their daughters are learnt naught but how to dabble in paints, twiddle on the pianoforte, and make themselves......

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