This project will demonstrate how British literature has both reflected and influenced the evolving roles of women over the past 250 years. By examining these texts, we can gain a deeper understanding of the challenges women have faced and the progress that has been made in the fight for gender equality.

Through their groundbreaking works Anna Letita Barbauld, Mary Wollstonecraft, Mary Shelley, Christina Rossetti, and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichi have not only enriched British Literature, but also challenged societal norms, and championed individual rights and empathy.