Freedom at a cost? Young boys in Victorian England often saw work as an escape from household chores, marking the start of a deeply entrenched gender divide. Ruth Goodman reveals how this shaped a society where ‘man at work, woman at home’ became the norm.
Ruth is the presenter of our HistoryExtra Academy series Victorian Life. Watch the six-part video series at historyextra.com/academy/victorian-life/
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