Her power was confined strictly to the private sphere of the household. The Victorian "Separate Spheres"
The woman’s job was to keep the home a place of peace and virtue. By remaining "untarnished" by the world of money and power, she could provide her husband with the spiritual rejuvenation he needed to face another day of work. The "Slaying" of the Angel: Virginia Woolf angel in the house
The term comes from a narrative poem titled The Angel in the House , published in installments between 1854 and 1862 by Coventry Patmore. Though the poem was not an immediate sensation, it eventually became a massive bestseller in the latter half of the century. Her power was confined strictly to the private
Her life revolved entirely around her husband and children. Pure: She was the moral and spiritual compass of the home. The "Slaying" of the Angel: Virginia Woolf The