Historical Context
The Victorian era’s beginning and ends are marked by the life of Queen Victoria of England, from 1832 to 1912. It is also a time period that lines up with the Industrial Revolution. It was a period of great changes and innovations in many fields and industries. It was also a time of great strife and despair, with its marks in racism, sexism, and class struggles. With the period showing a shift from feudalism to capitalism, new threats of disease and medical conditions that the prior era had not seen. The field of medicine was one of the industries to see such a great upheaval with innovation and progress being made in unprecedented ways. Going from traditional medical practices to a more scientific approach.