Rossetti context

Question 1

Which bill did she support

Answer 1

The Criminal Amendment Act of 1885 raised the age of consent from 13 (in 1875) to 16.

Question 2

Where and when did she volenteer

Answer 2

St Mary Magdalene house from 1859 to 1870

Question 3

Thornback

Answer 3

an unmarried woman over 25

Question 4

How many propsals did she turn down and when

Answer 4

3
Jamaes Collinson engagemnet ended in 1850 when he reverted to Catholicism
1858 — rejects John Brett

Question 5

When did her father die

Answer 5

1854
–> inspired Echo?

Question 6

When were her crisis’

Answer 6

1844 = nervous breakdown
1857 = religious crisis

Question 7

When did her sister become a nun

Answer 7

1873

Question 8

Types of women

Answer 8

women with a past = Maude Clare (+ Mrs C)
women scorned = Maude Clare (+ Mrs C)
Fallen Women = Laura (+ Mrs C?)
= FIN DE LA SIECLE — New Women
vs.
Angel of the House = Nell (+Gertrude)

Question 9

Religion timeline

Answer 9

1850 = Collinson engagemnet ends as he became Catholic
1854 = Father dies + Echo
1856 = Shut Out
1857 = religious crisis + A Birthday
1858 = Up-hill
1859 = Goblin Market + (volenteering)
1862 = Good Friday + No Thank You John
1864 = Twice

Question 10

What type of religion did she follow

Answer 10

Devout high anglican
Oxford Movement
Tractarianism = William Dodsworth preachings at Christ Church (where the Rossetti women prayed) = SOUL SLEEP = U-H
RESERVE = only the worthy can access God’s teachings = W:MY

Question 11

When and who did she reject

Answer 11

John Brett in 1858
Pre-Raphaelite Painter

Question 12

Who is Soeur Louise about

Answer 12

King Louis 14th’s mistress = Louise de La Vallière
–> who when left by him became a nun