A separation of the spheres in the second half of the 19th centuryIn the second half of the 19th century, men and women lived in “separate spheres”. Public activity for men and domestic/private activity for women. However, some women from the upper classes were fortunate enough to do volunteer work, such as charity work. High society women at that time where they obeyed their husbands, they had a role, they were ladies so they had to behave like ladies. Women were excluded from the public sphere, men were considered the top of society and women should not get involved in politics because they would not understand. Men were considered more intelligent and rightly believed that they had control over their wives. Before 1850, common law held that married women had no identity apart from that of their husbands, husbands had the right to decide where and how to live. At that time, it was also legal to beat their wives and lock them up if they disobeyed their husbands. Women also could not divorce their husbands and if they separated, the husband gained custody of the children. By 1850, many women had accepted the fact that they were different and not equal to their husbands, especially upper and middle class women, but things changed and beliefs changed when the idea of ​​a " new woman” was introduced. In 1850, the number of single women aged 15 to 45 grew rapidly by 72% between 1851 and 1871. There were three main reasons for this: There were more male babies dying at birth. birth or during their childhood. · More men went to different countries, many emigrated for better opportunities for themselves · Many men where...... middle of paper ......h these were groups of women. The Prim Rose led would not vote, women the idea of ​​being an already effective and practical organization. The Labor Party was more assertive and determined than the first party, it said that women should shape and remember the role of women, but the two groups however disagreed on women's right to vote . Women were not excluded from everything now, they had a role in politics on a local level from 1869. This shows how, at the end of the 19th century, the "separate spheres" were evolving, women were involved more in public life and allowed things to change. By the late 1890s, women were entering local government and serving in schools. Together, they passed new laws that changed the higher status of men, thus gradually obtaining equal opportunities for women...