Notes

1. The first genre is the diary entry which explains the plot of the story. In this genre, I describe
the Victorian classroom and introduce the main character, Charlotte. The reader also
understands how all the genres relate to one another. Additionally, the theme of the multigenre research paper is disclosed as Separate Spheres. The purpose of the paper was to
describe the inequality of education opportunities for each sex in Victorian England. By
relating to the main character during the nineteenth century, the reader can also compare the
twenty first century which is another separate sphere. Chapter 5 in the book, Education As
History, discussed education reform in England and America in the late nineteenth century.
Both countries influenced each other in education. The article, A Landmark in Victorian
Education for Young Ladies, also discussed Victorian influence on education in Canada. The
diary genre was a way to communicate not only between two centuries but between two
countries.
2. The classified ad or Help Wanted explains the varied qualifications of the teachers for girls
and boys classes. It also shows the role of the governess who also taught many Victorian
children. This also demonstrates the inequality of education with gender. In Daily Life in
Victorian England, I read about the qualifications of teachers and governesses. This gave me
the idea to write a classified ad. It is a concise way to show the differences between different
jobs for each gender.
3. Charlottes letter to future teachers explained the attitudes towards education as well as the
societal changes during the Industrial Revolution. After reading A Victorian Womans Place
and Victorian Education and the Ideal of Womanhood, I thought of the concept of womens
rights. The Victorian women wanted an education while society had expectations for them.
Women probably had conflicted thoughts, and a letter to future women would be a good way
to express this. Charlotte is an emerging feminist who wants to advocate for equal
opportunities for female education. When Charlotte realizes she can send her passion to future
teachers, she writes down her ideas. The Separate Spheres theme is extended to the past and
the future.
4. The Separate Sphere theme continues during the Victorian time period with Charlottes
recent editorial in the Saturday Review. This forum existed to encourage others ideas. This
focused on Victorian attitudes of education and the hypocrisy of unequal education
opportunities for each gender. This idea came after reading The Victorian Frame of Mind
1830-1870. This explained the minds of the Victorian people. Editorials are a way to express
the publics current ideas or attitudes. Charlotte attempts to try to change attitudes to set
educational standards for all. By sending this recent publication of her editorial, Charlotte
hopes the twenty first century will not possess the same attitudes.
5. The Victorian England Schools brochure explains the Separate Spheres between education
of the sexes in the small village of Oxfordshire, England. Daily Life in Victorian England, A
Victorian Womans Place, and the article from the Victorian Web, The University of London
and Women Students, all explained the school environment and opportunities for women to
be educated. The brochure shows the difference in education between boys and girls in the

same school and the future opportunities. This clearly shows the Separate Spheres for
education for boys and girls in Victorian England.