ritish women enjoyed a way of life that would not have been possible for most of them at home . relationship between British women and colonized women was complicated by a number of factors. For most British women, the empire provided a place of possibility where they could experience a range of opportunities denied them in Britain. At the same time, until well into the 20th century, white women were not allowed to work outside the domestic sphere in empire, except in very specific occupations usually closed to British men, such as the education of colonized women.number of British women did seek to alleviate the situation of colonized women through missionary work, education, and medicine.the end of World War II, increasing numbers of women from former colonies moved to live in Britain, to work in a wide range of jobs, notably nursing. For many, Britain was seen as a place of economic possibility, although most of the jobs were low paying. br/>
. Property Rights of Women in Nineteenth-Century England
The property rights <# "justify"> 2. her property is his property;
. she cannot make a will, the law gives what she has to her husband despite her wishes or his behavior;
. she may not keep her earnings;
. he may sue for restitution of conjugal rights and thus force her, as if a slave to return to his home;
. she is not allowed to defend herself in divorce;
. she cannot divorce him since the House of Lords in effect will not grant a divorce to her;
. she cannot sue for libel;
. she cannot sign a lease or transact business;
. she cannot claim support from her husband, his only obligation is to make sure she doesn't land in the parish poorhouse if he has means;
. she cannot bind her husband to any agreement.1857, The Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Act was passed, establishing new divorce and matrimonial property laws.Bills were introduced in Parliament. In 1882, the twenty-seven year campaign for women's property rights culminated in the Married Women's Property Act of 1882. The Act, according to Stetson, "altered the common law doctrine of coverture to include the wife's right to own, buy, and sell her separate property". br/>
. Womens Rights
During the whole of the nineteenth century, women had no political rights though there had been some movement in other areas to advance the rights of women.1839, a law was passed which stated that if a marriage broke down and the parents separated, children under seven years of age should stay with their mother.1857, women could divorce husbands who were cruel to them or husbands who had left them.1870, women were allowed to keep money they had earn...
