rossetti ao3

• • youngest of four children
  • her father was an academic
  • grew up in a highly politicised atmosphere
  • her brothers remained agnostic, Christina and Maria followed their mother's example and became devout Anglo-Christians.
• Rejected proposal 


  Whilst working with the first Pre-Raphaelite project, Rosetti formed a strong personal attachment with one of the members but rejected his proposal due to conflicting religious beliefs.
• St Mary Magdalene


  The role of Rossetti at the institution functioned as a supporter and model for the inmates, fostering a relationship as the “sister-savior” to a woman in need.
• How was St Mary Magdalene different?

  Differed from other institutions of the Church Penitentiary movement by stressing redemption through prayer and rehabilitation instead of the common practice of forced labor and punishment in workhouses.
• Yule


  • The play is set during Norwegian holiday Yule
  • The season marks a turning point: death of an old year, birth of a new year
• Work as a 'New Woman'

  • In a European society enriched by industrialisation, single females were offered more opportunities to find work
  • However, females were restricted in the labour force as they earned less than men and were offered mainly menial jobs
• Norway's independence, 1814


  
  

  • Although Norway gained independence from Britain in 1814, much of the Victorian influence on the middle class remained
  • Suggested by their adherence to Victorian family roles
• Voting in the 19th century

  The Reform Acts of 1832, 1867, and 1884 extended voting rights to more male citizens, albeit with property qualifications, laying the groundwork for universal suffrage in the following century
• 19th century London


  Characterised by profound societal shifts

  • Industrial Revolution's rapid urbanisation
  • Social reform movements
• 20th century London 


  Two world wars

  Rise of social movements advocating for civil rights and gender equality

  (Suffragettes)
• 21st century London


  Social and political movements advocating for environmental sustainability, LGBTQ+ rights, and economic equality
• Her first novel


  She dictated her first story to her mother before she had learnt to write