How do you suppose Victorian ideals clashed with the suffragist movement?

Answer 1

The status of women in the Victorian era is often seen as an illustration of the striking discrepancy between the United Kingdom's national power and wealth. Women did not have suffrage rights, the right to sue, or the right to own property. Many middle-class women disapproved of such radical and violent actions. Yet they, too, spoke up in increasing numbers, demanding votes for women and equality under the law. Still, Parliament refused to grant women's suffrage. Not until 1918 did Parliament finally grant suffrage to women over age 30. Younger women did not win the right to vote for another decade. Women themselves were divided on the issue. Some women opposed suffrage altogether. Queen Victoria, for example, called the suffrage struggle "mad, wicked folly." Even women in favor of suffrage disagreed about how best to achieve it.