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In the UK (and probably the rest of the world), Queen Victoria is by far the most famous woman of the 19th century. Other well known woman are: Florence Nightingale, Charlotte, Ann and Emily Brontë, Elizabeth Gaskell, Emmeline Pankhurst, Beatrix Potter, Matilda Joslyn Gage, Isabella Mary Beeton, George Eliot, Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
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∙ 9y agoThe Nineteenth Century was from 1800 - 1900.
Presidents Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S Grant
Writers Henry James, Willa Cather, Samuel Clemens (aka Mark Twain)
Poets - Elizabeth Barrett Browning, George Gordon, Lord Bryon, Samuel Coleridge, Emily Dickinson
Inventors Robert Fulton (first commercially successful steamboat), Jethro Tull (Seed drill, which started the British Agricultural Revolution)
John D Rockefeller - started one of first oil companies (Standard Oil)
Meriweather Lewis and William Clark and Sacajawea - explorers of the western US
James W Marshall - first found gold in Sutters Mill California, leading to the Gold Rush
The list is long here are a few from 1900 - 2000 .
1John Kennedy . He solved the bay of pigs problem.
2 Neil Armstrong . First man to walk on the moon.
3 The wright brothers and the plane.
4 Princess Diana who made it possible to get the treaty banning land mines passed by countries.
5 Mahatma Gandhi who got independence for India without using guns.
6 Thomas Alva Edison inventor of the bulb and gramaphone.
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How were some attitudes towards marriage in the 19th century different to today?
In the 19th century women married rich men with the intention of having wealth and status so it was almost like a business deal and today, many people marry for love and not for their own benefits
How did the great Britain's government change over the course of the 19th century?
Apex~ Most men regardless of their economic class won the right to vote.
which statement best describes the political changes that took place in great britain during the 19th century?
The British government gradually extended the right to vote to most men.
What are the themes in a great and terrible beauty?
Supernatural Victorian era The views of Women the discrimination of Women agains men Teens turning into Young Adults Britain & Eire The pressures of lookes 19th Century Strong Female Leads Magical or Supernatural Elements Supernatural Victorian era The views of Women the discrimination of Women agains men Teens turning into Young Adults Britain & Eire The pressures of lookes 19th Century Strong Female Leads Magical or Supernatural Elements
What innovations or changes helped bring aboutba change in women's roles in the 19th century?
During the 1800s, women started to look for more ways to be independent, rather than rely on their husbands. They chose to do men's jobs and professions.
When were highway men around?
Highwaymen were around in the 19th century.
What was ratio of women to men in California in mid-19th century?
what is the ratio of women to men in California?
How did men in the late 19th century wear their hair?
Upon their head
What are some recommended and easy to read books from 19th Century America similar to 'Of Mice and Men'?
Maggie: A Girl of the Streets by Stephen Crane
Most of the hard farming labor in the late 19th century was performed by?
Most of the hard farming labor in the late 19th century was performed by: Men, horse and ox. ◘ The settlers
How old were highwaymen?
Highwaymen were around in the UK and Ireland from the 16th Century-Early 19th Century.
How were some attitudes towards marriage in the 19th century different to today?
In the 19th century women married rich men with the intention of having wealth and status so it was almost like a business deal and today, many people marry for love and not for their own benefits
What is one important function of letter in 19th-century society?
They were a way for men and women to date.
When chariots were made?
chariots were made in the 19th century when men wanted to race on them and win battles.
How many lynching victims were there in the last 15 years of the 19th century?
2,000 men, women, and children
What is the term used in the 19th century which means to force men into the military?
I believe the term is "conscription", similar to what we'd call being "drafted" in the 20th century.
What does an 18th century tuxedo look like?
The tuxedo is a 19th century men's wear term. See the related link for more information about the term and the history of the tuxedo.
