Chartist Women

In the beginning of Anna Clark’s essay, "Manhood, Womanhood, and the Politics of Class in Britain, 1790-1845," she describes to the reader how the British political system was set up before the Chartists were formed. The upper and middle-classes were the groups with the political authority and the working-class and peasants had nothing politically. The politicians of this time were all men and were looked down upon by the working-class men due to their …

…left them out politically? If they weren’t left out, the upper and middle-classes would’ve had nothing to do with them. They still believed that women weren’t equal and wouldn’t give a woman the right to vote, since the woman should be seen and not heard. The woman’s place is in the home not politics was the decree and they wouldn’t change their minds about that during the time period.