The Foundling Museum was an institution that housed children in the 19th century. This place helped orphans to come of age as a workers by providing them with marketable skills and various job opportunities they may have not had otherwise.
These words perfectly capture the life of a governess coming of age as a worker in 19th century England. The monotonous structure of their daily lives explains how lonely and hopeless their lives could be.
Once the governess had finished educating the children for the day, she would often spend her leisure time in her bedroom. While often small, these quarters were uniquely hers and served as an escape from daily life.
This plush red chair is standard of something that would be featured in many upper class 19th century homes. While coming of age to women and children meant spending their days reading, the servants were coming of age as workers and were instructed to keep the house in spotless condition.
This picture captures a working class citizen coming of age in the 19th century. Her stance and facial expressions indicate the sadness and hopelessness she feels. She is most likely a lower class servant and will never be able to move up in society.
I really like your picture of the words. Sometimes all that is needed is just a phrase to capture an idea. I feel like this picture really helped to relate back to the topic.
ReplyDeleteReally enjoyed this!! Nice Job! I enjoyed your images, especially the one with the description of the governess because it was unusual and an image of text, yet that really was a good point and gave me direct precise information. Also thought all of your captions helped explain the images and the sights we visited very well!
ReplyDeleteLove the red chair too!
Great job Kara! I like how you used different pictures than most people. You're pictures and captions are all very unique.
ReplyDeleteWonderful job, Kara! This week's blog perfectly captures your appreciation of the what it meant to come of age as a worker in the 19th c. Beautifully done!
ReplyDeleteI love the different images you used to portray to loneliness of a governess or the idea that her quarters, though small, were still indeed her unique space for escaping others. I also like how you show the hopelessness expression of those in the lower working class because as sad as it is, there really was not an opportunity for social mobility for those people during the time period. Great work!
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