The Fight for Rights: A Comparison between modern LGBTQ+ and Victorian Era Women's Rights

I have always been fascinated by the different movements across human history regarding basic human rights. As a human race we seem extremely talented at pushing each other apart and focusing only on differences, but when people start fighting for rights we are drawn together and begin to see just how similar everyone is. This pattern has repeated itself over and over again with different groups striving for recognition. Women, LGBTQ+, civil, human, and religious rights, to name a few, have trodden the same path over and over again, though at different times in history.

Caterham, England

            Briefly mentioned in Virginia Woolf’s book Mrs. Dalloway, Caterham is a town located in the Tandridge District of Surrey, England. This place looks pretty close to a town that someone would imagine to only exist in a storybook. Originally people settled in what is now known as Caterham-on-the-hill. The town really grew when the railroad gave people more access to resources outside of their area in 1856. The town was home of the Metropolitan Asylum for Imbeciles which was created in 1870.

Week #12 Blog Post

This week I found it incredibly interesting to listen to everyone's Capstone presentation. Not only did I get to enjoy everyones presentations but I felt it was the perfect recap of many of the major themes we studied this semester. I also thought it was interesting to see the different interpretations of each illustrated text as well as the different interpretations the same illustrated novels in different ways.

Blog Post #12: ENG 910 - Final Thoughts

I found the capstone presentations incredibly engaging today in class! In particular, I enjoyed listening to all the different facets of these stories and hearing all these perspectives and arguments I would have never considered before today I think this speaks to the level of malleability that these Victorian texts have and how their literary illustrations are open to a multitude of interpretations with each according critical focus.

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